Sweden’s Covid infection rate soars above Britain, Germany and Spain

Sweden’s coronavirus infection rate is more than double that of Britain, Germany or Spain and its death rate is once again the highest of the Nordic countries, as its light-touch strategy is gradually eroded by tougher new measures.  Some parts of Sweden have infection rates similar to the worst hotspots in Europe, and cases have yet … Read more

LSE soars 9.6% amid reports £20bn Refinitiv takeover will be approved 

London Stock Exchange soars 9.6% amid rising hopes £20bn Refinitiv takeover will be approved By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 LSE jumped 9.6 per cent amid reports it is set to win approval for its takeover of Refinitiv Shares in the … Read more

L&G ECOMMERCE LOGISTICS FUND soars

L&G ECOMMERCE LOGISTICS FUND: Fund soars as we buy and sell more online By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 The investment arm of insurer Legal & General is one of the world’s leading proponents of index fund management – running funds … Read more

Taxpayer faces £40bn bill as cost of emergency loan schemes soars

Billions being lost in Covid business loans fraud: Taxpayer faces £40bn bill as cost of emergency schemes soars By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 22:59 GMT, 25 November 2020 The taxpayer could be saddled with a £40billion bill as thousands of loans handed out under emergency … Read more

Brit Brother is watching you: Number of CCTV cameras in the UK soars to 5.2million

Big Brother is watching you: Number of CCTV cameras in the UK soars to 5.2million An almost 10% rise in number of cameras means there is one for every 13 people London has most with 689k public and private cameras for nine million people Second is Birmingham with 83,000, followed by Leeds, Glasgow and Sheffield … Read more

Ocado soars as second lockdown boosts demand for deliveries

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

Average house price soars to record £323,530 as sellers cash in on demand during stamp duty holiday

Average house price soars to a record £323,530 as sellers cash in on huge demand during stamp duty holiday Prices rose by 1.1 per cent and are now £16,818 higher than same time last year Experts expect growth to continue until new year and it could peak at 7 per cent Market enjoyed ‘mini-boom’ due … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Serco soars as it defends Covid role

MARKET REPORT: Shares in Serco soar after outsourcing giant brags about its ‘outstanding’ work on NHS’s troubled test and trace system By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 16 October 2020 Shares in Serco soared after the outsourcing giant bragged about its ‘outstanding’ work on … Read more

Just Eat soars as pandemic boosts demand for takeaways

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

How the rich just got richer: UK billionaires’ wealth soars by 35%

The Covid-19 crisis has hammered the finances of households across the UK. But according to a report, the rich are getting even richer – with Britain’s billionaires seeing their wealth soar by more than a third over the past year. Swiss bank UBS says the combined wealth of the world’s billionaires has topped $10trillion (£7.7trillion) … Read more