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Tesla’s value races past $800bn as electric car maker’s shares shoot up – bringing it within striking distance of trillion-dollar club of tech giants By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 Tesla’s value raced past $800billion yesterday as the electric car maker’s … Read more

Argo Blockchain has been one of the winners in the recent Bitcoin rally, having rocketed 218 per cent to 107p in the first week of trading in 2021. The cryptocurrency miner, which started 2020 changing hands for 6p, broke records with trading volumes and new user numbers surging over 1,500 per cent and 500 per … Read more

By all measures, the FTSE 100 index had a terrible year in 2020. While Wall Street’s Nasdaq and S&P 500 flourished as America’s economy ailed, climbing 42 per cent and 15 per cent respectively, the value of Britain’s blue-chip index fell 14 per cent – its worst annual performance since 2008. Hope is on the … Read more

Sainsbury’s gets a £60m boost thanks to bumper Christmas sales as shares hit their highest level for nearly two years By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 22:39 GMT, 7 January 2021 Sainsbury’s shares hit the highest level for nearly two years yesterday after it said roaring … Read more

Bitcoin has smashed through the $40,000 mark after another day of stellar gains. The controversial cryptocurrency, whose value is now gaining another $10,000 every few weeks, hit $40,427 yesterday evening. Investors have piled into the digital currency in droves over recent months as they try to capitalise on its meteoric rise. Controversial cryptocurrency Bitcoin, whose … Read more

Markets shot out the blocks this week with the FTSE 100 clocking its best ever start in its 37 year history. The premier index has climbed more than 6 per cent in the first four sessions this year after a rotten 2020 when the market plummeted by 14 per cent – its worst performance since … Read more

Patisserie Valerie liquidators sue Grant Thornton for £200m for beancounter’s role in the café chain’s collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 January 2021 Grant Thornton audited Patisserie Valerie’s accounts for 12 years before it went bust The liquidators of Patisserie Valerie are … Read more

‘Draconian’ travel curbs ground flights at Ryanair as airlines are forced to trim their threadbare schedules once again By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 January 2021 Ryanair has warned it expects to run ‘few, if any’ flights from the UK during the third … Read more