Boom time at investing platform AJ Bell, as the pandemic inspires a 29% rise in customers

Boom time at investing platform AJ Bell, as the coronavirus pandemic inspires a 29% rise in customers By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:38 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 21:38 GMT, 3 December 2020 Customer numbers at AJ Bell have soared Customer numbers at AJ Bell have soared as those … Read more

Rolls-Royce’s shares rocket almost 16% as it announces plans for a post-Covid era shake-up

Rolls-Royce’s shares rocket almost 16% as it announces plans for a post-Covid era shake-up, with smaller plane engines on the agenda A top executive said Rolls could restart making engines for smaller planes  This marks a shift from the current strategy to only supply large jets  The firm also announced a shake-up of its manufacturing operations  … Read more

Bus and rail firm Go-Ahead ups outlook despite the coronavirus lockdown hitting demand

Bus and rail firm Go-Ahead ups its outlook despite the coronavirus lockdown hitting demand By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:21 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 21:21 GMT, 3 December 2020 Go-Ahead has improved its outlook Go-Ahead has improved its outlook despite the month-long England-wide lockdown hitting demand.  The bus … Read more

TalkTalk extends bid deadline for investment firm Toscafund for a second time

TalkTalk extends bid deadline for investment firm Toscafund for a second time By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:18 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 21:18 GMT, 3 December 2020 TalkTalk is extending Toscafund’s bid deadline for second time TalkTalk is extending Toscafund’s bid deadline for second time.  The investment firm, … Read more

UK ports owner splashes out on a £350m upgrade ahead of Brexit and the return of cruises

UK ports owner splashes out on a £350m upgrade ahead of Brexit and the return of cruises Associated British Ports (ABP) has spent £250m on improving infrastructure  Another £50m has been spent on overhauling the firm’s container terminals  And ABP is splashing out £50m on a cruise ship terminal in Southampton  By City & Finance … Read more

Demand for ‘Zoom casual’ clothes lifts shirt maker Charles Tyrwhitt

Demand for ‘Zoom casual’ clothes to wear while video conferencing gives shirt maker Charles Tyrwhitt a lift By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 Charles Tyrwhitt boss Nick Wheeler said the firm had to rapidly adapt to new styles since the first … Read more

Big grocers hand back tax breaks: Tesco then Morrisons pay up 

Big grocers hand back tax breaks: Tesco agrees to pay £585m then Morrisons says it will return £274m – but will others follow suit? By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 Two of Britain’s biggest supermarkets yesterday promised to repay nearly £900million … Read more