ALEX BRUMMER: Pandemic creating its stock market winners

ALEX BRUMMER: The coronavirus pandemic is creating its own band of stock market winners Unilever and Astrazeneca were long viewed as under-performing and underrated  Both have come roaring back and top the FTSE 100, creating value for the nation’s pension funds By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 23 July 2020 | … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Folly of debt-fuelled acquisition

ALEX BRUMMER: Big battalion investors do nation a huge disservice when they sell engineering and aerospace crown jewels to leveraged financial buyers with no strategic vision The debt-fuelled model at Melrose was unsuited to an engineering enterprise like GKN It may be frustrating for Melrose’s already-rich top team that they might not achieve the supercharged … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: EU’s bail-out will not head off large scale unemployment

ALEX BRUMMER: Europe’s feeble bail-out will not be enough to head off large scale unemployment By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:42 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 July 2020 The longest summit in the European Union’s history finally has delivered a result. The £680billion Covid-19 rescue package breaks new ground. … Read more