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BUDGET 2020 AT A GLANCE: The key points of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s crucial speech as it happens By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 12:26 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 12:44 GMT, 11 March 2020 As the newly-installed Chancellor Rishi Sunak gets to his feet to deliver his and this Government’s first Budget … Read more

Global markets were plunged into chaos this week after their worst day since the financial crisis of 2008. More than £150billion was wiped off the value of leading companies on what was dubbed the new ‘Black Monday’, raising concerns that we are heading towards a global recession.  But while panicked traders speak of ‘utter carnage’, … Read more

The Bank of England has slashed its base rate by half a percentage point to 0.25 per cent, the steepest rate cut since the 2008 financial crisis.  It said the emergency cut, the first reduction since August 2016, was to counter the ‘economic shock’ of the coronavirus outbreak. After two years at 0.75 per cent, … Read more

Rishi Sunak will today deliver the first Budget in 500 days. The Chancellor, who has been in the post for less than a month, is under pressure to loosen the purse strings as coronavirus takes its toll on the economy. But he is expected to play it safe as the Government accepts the need for … Read more

Global markets were plunged into chaos this week after their worst day since the financial crisis of 2008. More than £150 billion was wiped off the value of leading companies on what was dubbed the new ‘Black Monday’, raising concerns that we are heading towards a global recession. But while panicked traders speak of ‘utter … Read more

These are The Apprentice stars who have helped to make Lord Sugar £100 million richer. The tycoon has now invested nearly £3 million in promising entrepreneurs discovered on his BBC show. Exclusive Money Mail figures today reveal the venture has paid off, with one contestant alone expected to turn over more than £45 million this … Read more

Rishi Sunak will today deliver the first Budget in 500 days. The Chancellor, who has been in the post for less than a month, is under pressure to loosen the purse strings as coronavirus takes its toll on the economy. But he is expected to play it safe as the Government accepts the need for … Read more

Jaguar Land Rover boss: Greta Thunberg has ‘no ideas’ about how to tackle climate change Ralf Speth said Thunberg’s complaints about climate change are ‘populistic’ He said that Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion were ‘doing wrong in many areas’ By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:59 BST, 8 March 2020 | Updated: … Read more

Heathrow’s third runway could be revived in weeks By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 A crucial court decision that could revive plans to build a third runway at Heathrow will be announced within weeks, sources have told The Mail on Sunday. … Read more

Wait, what? You’re paying with your shirt?’ asks a wide-eyed barman as I swipe my cuff over his contactless card machine. I am testing what is claimed to be the world’s first ever smart payment shirt, CashCuff — a rather flamboyant garment with a tiny chip about the size of a Sim card in the … Read more