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Vaccine sceptics and big pharma critics may need to adjust their thinking now that the Moderna Covid-19 jab has come through trials even more fighting fit than rival Pfizer.

HAMISH MCRAE: Getting the next few months right will determine the future of PM Boris Johnson and his Government, and a solid business recovery is the key Whatever happens in the Brexit talks in the coming days, our businesses face a confused and disrupted few months ahead They need order and competence, but they also … Read more

The defeatist conclusion is that RSA is not worth fighting for. It is a bit player in a global market, and plans to carve it up and sell it to Intact Financial and Tryg is the best that can be achieved.

ALEX BRUMMER: The Bank of England’s three wishes to protect financial services after Brexit By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 12 November 2020 By now, as Britain approaches the 11th hour in its trade talks with the EU, one might have hoped that the … Read more

The goal of Global Britain requires the country to preserve openness to foreign investment and its status as a thriving offshore financial centre. But achieving international ambitions if it continues to be the top destination for overseas and financially driven takeovers, as it has been for two decades, would be impossible. Too much of what … Read more

Test of national interest: At long last a British government is taking seriously the risk from overseas takeovers, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:12 GMT, 10 November 2020 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 10 November 2020 At long last a British government is taking seriously the risk to Britain’s national … Read more

Calling all savers: step away from your investment accounts. I repeat: put down your tablet or smartphone and back away slowly with your hands in the air. What a week! After months of doom and gloom, there is light at the end of the tunnel at last. With markets already riding high after Joe Biden’s … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Folly of board sell-outs just as the World is beginning to turn the tide in fight against Covid By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 9 November 2020 The amazing test results for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is a game changer, not just for … Read more