Election jitters sent economy into reverse: Output fell 3% in November

Election jitters sent economy into reverse: Output fell 3% in November, latest figures show By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 January 2020 The economy slammed into reverse ahead of the General Election as political uncertainty hammered business. Output fell by 0.3 per cent … Read more

Department store Beales facing collapse as yet another High Street stalwart goes under

Beales faces collapse: 140-year-old Dorset-based department store business in race to save 22 stores and 1,000 jobs By A Daily Mail Reporter and Press Association Published: 23:00 BST, 12 January 2020 | Updated: 12:00 BST, 13 January 2020 Department store chain Beales is on the brink of collapse as yet another potential victim of the … Read more

Airbus to become the world’s largest plane manufacturer for first time since 2011

Airbus to become the world’s largest plane manufacturer for first time since 2011 as Boeing falls into second place By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:00 BST, 2 January 2020 | Updated: 09:04 BST, 3 January 2020 Airbus has overtaken Boeing to become the world’s largest plane manufacturer. The European company delivered 863 planes in … Read more

UK manufacturing shrinks amidst fears over election, Brexit and a weakening demand for goods

UK manufacturing shrinks at its fastest pace in almost seven-and-a-half years as businesses reel from political and economic uncertainty By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:00 BST, 2 January 2020 | Updated: 09:04 BST, 3 January 2020 UK manufacturing shrank at its fastest pace in almost seven-and-a-half years as businesses reel from political and economic … Read more

Gift vouchers that never give: The problems with ‘experience days’

Gift vouchers that never give: Why you shouldn’t buy trendy ‘experience days’ like wine-tasting as presents without checking the small print Complaints soaring about vouchers for experiences — such as spa days A common gripe is that there is a very limited number of dates to choose from Look out for short expiry periods, some … Read more

Government set to borrow £100bn more than expected over next five years

Economy ground to halt ahead of election: Government set to borrow £100bn more than expected over next five years By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 December 2019 Political uncertainty ahead of the General Election has left the economy facing its worst month for … Read more