Puzzle mania sweeps UK as lockdown Britons spent £100 MILLION on jigsaws in 2020

Britain has been hit by puzzle mania with more than £100million spent on jigsaws across 2020. Bored Britons looking for a new hobby in lockdown have turned to puzzles – skyrocketing sales by 38 per cent. The huge increase has left some manufacturers struggling to keep up with the soaring demand, according to the Guardian.  … Read more

How GameStop shares mania swept the world at huge expense to investors

An obscure Reddit forum, a failing games shop, and a saga that could end up costing Wall Street billions – welcome to the bizarre trading scheme that is shaking up stock markets across the world. Gangs of armchair investors, using a page called Wallstreetbets to organise, have been roving the internet in recent days – … Read more

DR TOM JEFFERSON: I fear this mania for mass Covid testing is a hugely expensive blunder 

Dr Tom Jefferson, pictured, said he has received a stream of unsettling letters and emails from members of the public who are testing positive for Covid-19 despite having recovered from their symptoms For the past few weeks I have received a stream of unsettling letters and emails from members of the public. They are all … Read more

How you can profit from the lockdown merger mania

Finding love in a time of lockdowns may be tricky, but in the corporate world the dating scene is very lively.  Between June and September, there were $456billion (£346billion) worth of $5billion-plus (£3.8billion) global deals, says analytics group Refinitiv, as companies embraced the urge to merge. The questions for private investors are: What’s fuelling this … Read more