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The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest listed companies has slumped almost 30 per cent since the start of the year. The FTSE 250 index has been equally hammered and smaller AIM stocks are suffering badly, too. Coronavirus has panicked markets and the future seems more uncertain than ever, even as the Government, central banks and … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Hogwarts castle’s charity garden bond is set to pay 5% interest – but investors should do homework By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 08:42 GMT, 8 March 2020 Alnwick Castle has been home to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland for more than 700 … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Builder Morgan Sindall is on the highway to profit as shares rise 24% in just over two years By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 29 February 2020 Morgan Sindall is a construction group with a heart. The company was … Read more
In 2011, the gold price peaked at just over $1,900 (£1,470) a troy ounce. At that time, global economic prospects looked bleak, interest rates were at rock bottom and investors were turning to gold as an insurance policy. Today, conditions are arguably even shakier than they were then. Fears of recession are growing, fuelled by … Read more
Evidence of a previously unknown ancient civilisation that existed for around 800 years has been found in Southern Turkey. Archaeologists stumbled across an ancient inscribed rock which reveals the existence of the long-lost civilisation after a farmer found it in an irrigation canal. The stone was inscribed with hieroglyphs in the ancient Luwian dialect and experts … Read more
Sirius investors face a stark choice over Anglo deal – MIDAS explains what you should know By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 11:55 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 11:55 GMT, 24 February 2020 For small shareholders, Sirius Minerals has been one of the greatest disasters in living memory. More than 80,000 … Read more
Go into any Scottish pub and chances are that a good proportion of drinkers will be nursing a pint of Tennent’s. It is a national best-seller, with a near 50 per cent share of Scotland’s lager market. In Ireland, Bulmers occupies a similar space in the cider market, while Magners – Bulmers’ doppelganger in Britain … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: BP’s green future is a bright prospect – but only for the bravest investors By Rosie Murray-west, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:49 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 10:40 GMT, 17 February 2020 It is not a good time to be Big Oil. Your share price is at the mercy of … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: MJ Gleeson shares have rebounded and they should continue to increase By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:49 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 13:02 GMT, 17 February 2020 In 1985, James Thomson was a geology scholar at Oxford. Today, he is chief executive of low-cost housebuilder MJ Gleeson. … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Our whistleblowing tip Law Debenture is sprinting ahead By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 10:52 GMT, 4 February 2020 | Updated: 10:52 GMT, 4 February 2020 Law Debenture is an unusual beast, combining an investment trust with a professional services business that provides advice to pension schemes, helps … Read more