MARKET REPORT: £4bn of dividends are axed or delayed by virus fears 

During a rocky period on the stock market, investors would usually take solace in a guaranteed stream of dividend payments.  But the coronavirus pandemic has required companies to take desperate – and at times unprecedented – measures to protect their finances.  A staggering £4.2billion of dividends have been axed or deferred so far this month, … Read more

Rent-to-own retailer Brighthouse on the brink of collapse

Rent-to-own retailer Brighthouse on brink of collapse as coronavirus claims another corporate victim By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 27 March 2020 Collapse: The demise of rent-to-own retailer  Brighthouse will put 2,400 jobs at risk Brighthouse is on the brink of collapse as the … Read more

DIRECTOR DEALS: Micro Focus boss and his wife spend £905,000 on shares

DIRECTOR DEALS: Micro Focus boss and his wife spend £905,000 buying 238,500 shares in the group By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 The chairman of software group Micro Focus, Greg Lock, and his wife, Rosemary, spent £905,000 buying 238,500 shares in … Read more

FTSE slams into reverse after Boris Johnson reveals he has coronavirus

FTSE slams into reverse falling 5.3% after Boris Johnson reveals he has coronavirus By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020  Britain’s stock market slammed into reverse after three days of gains as Boris Johnson revealed he has coronavirus.  The FTSE100 index fell … Read more

Banks warned: Axe bonuses and dividends

Axe bonuses and dividends, banks warned amid claims they are ripping off desperate borrowers By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 Banks are coming under pressure to cut their bosses’ multimillion-pound pay packages and dividends amid claims they are ripping off desperate … Read more

How London’s coronavirus crisis is escalating – as Rutland is the ONLY place to not record a case

The number of coronavirus cases in London has almost quadrupled in a week as the UK’s epidemic continues to spread into all corners of the British Isles. The capital city now has at least 4,637 cases, a jump from the 1,221 reported last Friday, three days before Britons were ordered to stay indoors to try … Read more