More than a quarter of a million workers at stalwart British firms laid off since beginning of coronavirus pandemic The crisis will deepen in the coming weeks as the furlough scheme draws to a close In a sobering sign of the potential cuts to come, one in eight workers – around 4 million – were … Read more
US stock market flotation earns Zoom boss Jonathan Chadwick £20m Video conferencing firm Zoom listed on Nasdaq on Thursday Jonathan Chadwick, who is a director of Zoom, is sitting on 400,000 shares By Jamie Nimmo For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2019 | Updated: 04:10 BST, 30 August 2020 A Briton … Read more
Almost half a trillion pounds could be wiped off the UK economy over the next four years if workers fail to return to offices, analysis for The Mail on Sunday shows. Douglas McWilliams, the former chief economic adviser to the Confederation of British Industry, warns that if home working continues in its current form the … Read more
Mobile phone giant Vodafone suffers court defeat that could open door to wave of legal challenges by landowners that host 5G phone masts By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 29 August 2020 Mobile phone giant Vodafone has suffered a defeat in court that could … Read more
One of the top bosses at TSB says it is a ‘great fallacy’ that interest rates are important for savers By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 One of the top bosses at TSB has said it is a ‘great fallacy’ that … Read more
It’s the classic journey for a successful British technology business: company is established, grows quickly, raises money, earns a stellar reputation – before being bought by a larger American rival. The British founders get a large cheque and everyone seems happy. But last week the tables were turned. This time it was a British software … Read more
The eye of the storm…If you’ve ever been there, you know it’s not a comfortable place to be. The UK has weathered the first leg of a Category Five economic hurricane. Destructive, disruptive and painful – with so many lives and livelihoods already lost. Yet beyond the eye lies the second leg, which is invariably … Read more
Airlines want British and US governments to introduce testing at airports to end quarantine and unlock £200bn in trade between the nations By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 Some of the world’s biggest airlines have called on the British and US … Read more
Controversial financial betting firm Plus500 poised to take on traditional stockbrokers by launching conventional share trading service By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 Controversial financial betting firm Plus500 is poised to take on traditional stockbrokers by launching a conventional share trading … Read more
American private equity barons circling Britain’s largest office developers after their share prices collapse by 50% By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 American private equity barons are circling Britain’s largest office developers after their share prices collapsed by almost 50 per … Read more