Scam code hands back £41m to victims but losses grew to £456m in 2019

Blameless fraud victims were handed back £41.3million by banks in the second half of last year, new figures reveal, as the percentage winning back some money doubled.  But in a sign of the mounting risk to people’s finances losses to bank transfer and impersonation scams rose 29 per cent last year to £455.8million. The introduction of … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Aston Martin investors hit eject over £100m losses

Shares in Aston Martin hit a record low as losses ballooned to more than £100million and its finance boss quit. James Bond’s favourite car maker plunged 9 per cent, or 35.2p, to 355.8p after the latest dire update since it joined the stock market 18 months ago. It also warned that there could be a … Read more

Donald Trump predicts stock market hell if he losses in November

Donald Trump told a business leader roundtable in New Delhi on Tuesday that, if he loses re-election in November, the stock market will ‘crash like you’ve never seen before.’ ‘If I don’t win, you’re going to see a crash like you’ve never seen before,’ he predicted.  The president has made a strong U.S. economy the … Read more

Struggling fashion chain New Look sees losses narrow after shake-up

Struggling fashion chain New Look sees losses narrow after shake-up despite another fall in sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:08 BST, 11 February 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 11 February 2020 Struggling fashion chain New Look has narrowed losses despite another fall in sales. It lost £1.2million in the first nine … Read more

EasyHotel reports losses despite strong booking numbers

EasyHotel reports losses despite strong booking numbers after new Ipswich hotel hit by £3million writedown Converting the listed building proved more complicated than first thought EasyHotel ended up taking a £3 million non-cash impairment on the hotel  Despite the loss the budget hotel reported revenue growth of 56 per cent By Sara Scarlett For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: … Read more

Port Talbot jobs fears as Tata Steel’s  Chandrasekaran says he will not ‘tolerate losses’

Fresh Port Talbot jobs fears as Tata Steel’s Chandrasekaran says he will not ‘tolerate losses’ By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:00 GMT, 5 January 2020 | Updated: 08:03 GMT, 6 January 2020 There were fresh fears for 4,000 Tata steel workers in Port Talbot after the boss of its Indian owner said he would … Read more

Caffe Nero owner to open dozens of new outlets despite growing losses

Caffe Nero owner to open dozens of new outlets despite growing losses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:59 BST, 15 December 2019 | Updated: 23:59 BST, 15 December 2019 The owner of Caffe Nero is poised to open 80 new outlets next year. The business, which also owns Harris + Hoole, Coffee … Read more