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Biden’s Senate setback boosts shares in London and New York as US faces prospect of a divided government By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 November 2020 Shares in London and New York enjoyed their best run in months as Joe Biden edged closer … Read more
Ocado soars as second lockdown boosts demand for deliveries: Profits forecast jumps 50% to £60m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 2 November 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 2 November 2020 Ocado expects profits to hit £60m this year Ocado’s shares soared as the second wave of coronavirus boosted demand for … Read more
Banks have begun stockpiling cash to pay out bumper bonuses in the New Year, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Documents show Barclays has boosted this year’s bonus pool for bankers by 9 per cent to £745million – £63million more than it set aside last year – after making huge profits at its investment bank. … Read more
Thriving IT equipment firm Softcat breaks £1bn barrier as pandemic boosts trade By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:12 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 22:42 BST, 20 October 2020 Sales at IT equipment firm Softcat rose from £992m to almost £1.1bn in the year to July 31 IT equipment firm Softcat reported … Read more
Shares in Just Eat raced to a record high as the Covid-19 pandemic boosts demand for takeaways. As investors welcomed a 46 per cent rise in orders in the third quarter of the year, helped by tie-ups with McDonald’s and Greggs, the food delivery group’s stock rose another 6.4 per cent, or 562p, to 9404p. … Read more
Looking at the list of conditions a new ozone sauna treatment can supposedly treat, my first thought is: ‘Wow, is there anything it can’t do?’ Apparently ozone therapy improves the skin. It gets rid of acne, psoriasis, eczema and fungal infections. It strengthens the immune system, eases arthritis and takes away aches and pains. It … Read more
The ‘write’ way to learn? By hand! Pupils should get used to holding a pen as study shows writing is good for the brain and boosts memory New study suggests that precisely moving a pen to form letters boosts memory Researchers had studied 12 children aged 12 as they typed or wrote words By hand … Read more
Bradley Walsh has reportedly seen his earnings boosted by £2 million, making him the UK’s highest-paid presenters behind Ant and Dec. Accounts filed by his Wingit Productions show The Chase frontman, 60, has funds valued at around £11.5 million, up from £9.5 million the previous year. It comes following reports that Bradley is being lined … Read more
Verona Pharma became the latest biotechnology minnow to wow London investors with its work to help combat Covid-19. The AIM-listed group has been given permission by US authorities to test an inhaler containing its drug ensifentrine on hospitalised coronavirus patients in Alabama. It believes the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment could help reduce inflammation … Read more
The surge in online shopping and almost overnight shift to working from home during lockdown has been a boon for warehouse owner Segro. The property firm has come into its own as parcel delivery groups and traditional retailers have been, as chief executive David Sleath put it, ‘scrambling for space’ as they adapt to the … Read more