FTSE 100 rises before Boris Johnson reveals details of new Covid plan

Stock market creeps up 0.49% or 31 points to 6,382 after Oxford and AstraZeneca announce vaccine success with Boris Johnson set to reveal details of new Covid winter battle plan later today City awaits Boris Johnson’s plans for a strengthened three-tier system of rules FTSE 100 index of Britain’s leading firms up by 0.49% or … Read more

FTSE 100 rises before Boris Johnson reveals details of new Covid plan

Stock market creeps up 0.49% or 31 points to 6,382 after Oxford and AstraZeneca announce vaccine success with Boris Johnson set to reveal details of new Covid winter battle plan later today City awaits Boris Johnson’s plans for a strengthened three-tier system of rules FTSE 100 index of Britain’s leading firms up by 0.49% or … Read more

Coronavirus: Paddy Power owner raked in £15million a DAY during lockdown

Gambling sharks’ pandemic payday: Paddy Power owner raked in £15million a DAY as punters got bored at home during coronavirus lockdown Paddypower revealed punters lost £15million a day from July to September  The figure was nearly a third higher than it was before the Covid-19 pandemic  Raised fears that the boredom of spending more time … Read more

FTSE 100 climbs another 25.9 points to 6,206.8 after Pfizer’s vaccine news

FTSE 100 climbs another 25.9 points to 6,206.8 after Pfizer’s vaccine announcement set market soaring to three-month high yesterday The FTSE 100 climbed some 22.58 points to 6208.87 in trading this morning IAG, EasyJet and Rolls-Royce adding to gains amid news of coronavirus vaccine  Britain’s bombed out stocks have staged a dramatic recovery after Pfizer … Read more

FTSE 100 climbs another 25.9 points to 6,206.8 after Pfizer’s vaccine news

FTSE 100 climbs another 25.9 points to 6,206.8 after Pfizer’s vaccine announcement set market soaring to three-month high yesterday The FTSE 100 climbed some 22.58 points to 6208.87 in trading this morning IAG, EasyJet and Rolls-Royce adding to gains amid news of coronavirus vaccine  Britain’s bombed out stocks have staged a dramatic recovery after Pfizer … Read more

BA, easyJet and Rolls Royce shares SOAR while Ocado and Just Eat’s drop as Pfizer vaccine gives hope

News of a potential vaccine to stop dead the rampage of coronavirus sparked a huge FTSE 100 market boost today – but halted delivery firms’ rise in their tracks. The out-of-the-blue announcement by Pfizer and Biontech saw a surge in share price value in British firms left devastated by the ravages of the Covid-19 restrictions. Struggling … Read more

BA, easyJet and Rolls Royce shares SOAR while Ocado and Just Eat’s drop as Pfizer vaccine gives hope

Up, up and away! BA, easyJet and Rolls Royce shares SOAR while Ocado and Just Eat’s drop as Pfizer vaccine gives hope of a return to normality by 2021 Struggling travel firms British Airways and easyJet’s values rose after the reveal Vaccine announcement also saw share price in Rolls Royce accelerate But delivery firms like … Read more

US Election 2020: Pound sinks against US dollar amid uncertainty

The pound has slumped against the dollar as the US presidential election battle failed to produce an early result and looks set to continue for days. At midnight, the pound was trading at $1.315 but dropped to $1.290 earlier this morning before settling at around $1.300 in the afternoon.  Leading up to election day, markets … Read more

Don’t lock Britain down again, plead business chiefs, MPs and medics

Business leaders, campaigners and MPs last night pleaded with Boris Johnson to resist a devastating new lockdown. They warned that it would wreak economic carnage and devastate thousands of businesses. It came as scientists said up to 85,000 could die in a second virus wave. With Emmanuel Macron announcing a new national lockdown for France, … Read more