INVESTMENT EXTRA: Put your trust in tech and back the American dream

There are just 87 days to go until the US election, and seldom have Americans cast their votes in such extraordinary circumstances. The economy is cratered, but stock markets are reaching for the skies and the victor may be the man who seemed, just a few months ago, to have little chance of occupying the … Read more

Asos asks brands to reveal supply chains in wake of sweatshop scandal

Asos calls for clothing brands to reveal their supply chains in wake of Boohoo sweatshop scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 Asos has demanded greater transparency from brands which want to sell their clothes on its site, following an industry-wide … Read more

MAGGIE PAGANO: Dishi Rishi’s furlough dilemma

Rishi Sunak has that rare quality among politicians of sounding as though he means what he says. Using the jargon, he comes across as authentic and his enthusiasm makes him immensely likable. Even his nickname, Dishi Rishi, is complimentary rather than derogatory. Again, rare for a politician. Tough call: Chancellor Rishi Sunak admits there is hardship ahead … Read more

Betting giants Flutter, Bet 365 and William Hill in tax haven row

Betting giants caught in tax haven row after being accused of fuelling gambling addiction By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 Britain’s biggest gambling firms have dozens of offshoots in tax havens, a Mail audit has found. Paddypower’s owner Flutter, Bet 365 … Read more

Lockdown savers pile £8bn into Hargreaves Lansdown

Lockdown savers pile £8bn into Hargreaves Lansdown: Broker’s billionaire founders to receive £82m in dividends By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 Hargreaves Lansdown was boosted by an influx of customers during lockdown, as thousands of Britons sat down to order their … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Rightmove shares leap as housing revival starts

MARKET REPORT: Rightmove shares leap as housing revival starts with property search site notching up 65 days of record traffic By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 After months cooped up at home during lockdown, many Britons are reappraising their living arrangements. … Read more

TRUST WATCH: Baillie Gifford Japan Trust

BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST: The longest-established Japan-focused trust aims for long-term growth By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 What is it? The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust aims to grow investors’ money over the long term by investing in small to medium-sized … Read more

DIRECTOR DEALS: Easyjet deputy chairman Charles Gurassa spends almost £500,000 on company shares 

DIRECTOR DEALS: Easyjet deputy chairman Charles Gurassa spends almost £500,000 on company shares By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 Easyjet’s deputy chairman Charles Gurassa spent £500,000 buying 90,241 shares in the budget airline. The 64-year-old, who steps down from the board … Read more

PwC in £60m lawsuit after ‘leaking secrets’ over a ‘quiet coffee’

Beancounter PwC in £60m lawsuit after ‘leaking client secrets’ over a ‘quiet coffee’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 PwC is being sued for more than £60million amid claims that a top figure leaked valuable client secrets over a coffee. The … Read more

PUNT OF THE WEEK: Mining investor Metal Tiger shares up 66% this year

PUNT OF THE WEEK: Mining investor Metal Tiger’s shares up 66% this year as it prepares for key float By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 Mewtal Tiger is an AIM-listed firm that invests in mining companies and projects it thinks are … Read more