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Buy, sell, or hold? What to do when stock markets tumble

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 16:51
Investors got a shock this week, when the prolonged period without a stock market correction – dubbed the Big Calm – came to an abrupt end. We look at why and how to tackle a tumble.

Buy-to-let investment plummets 80% in two years

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 16:48
Stark figures from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association show net investment in buy-to-let property fell from £25billion in 2015 to just £5billion in 2017.

Waitrose scraps its ‘pick your own’ loyalty scheme 

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 16:40
Instead customers who have signed up to the loyalty will be sent vouchers and offers based on their shopping habits which it says will make it easier for customers to save money.

FTSE LIVE: Markets slide after US stock plunge

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 16:27
The FTSE 100 opened lower this morning after a slide in US and Asian markets. It opened down 0.4% down at 7,139. It followed a tough day on Wall Street.

Cancer research firm nears European patent for platform

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 16:17
While the blue-chips were shaken, with a fall of 3.8% over the trading week, shares in the UK’s growth sector were even harder hit with the AIM All Share off 4.5%

Hogg Robinson also to sell Fraedom to Visa for £141.8m

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 14:44
Shares in Hogg Robinson Group soared almost 50% today after the company received a recommended offer of almost £400m for the business from American Express Global Business Travel

Investors shunned stocks for expensive bonds last year

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 13:47
Investors turned their backs on company shares funds last year and flocked to the perceived 'safety' of bond funds despite paying over the odds for relatively little income.

What is the best temperature for my home?

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 13:19
Now the weather has turned really cold, and the heating is on whenever we are home, I’d like to know if there is a perfect temperature the house should be at.

LAURA WHITCOMBE: Beware bogus tax refund emails and texts

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 11:20
If you've just paid your self-assessment tax bill, be vigilant if you receive an email informing you that you're due a refund. Fraudsters are targeting taxpayers.

Can I claim for cryptocurrency losses with Section 75?

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 10:36
Could providers be banning crypto purchases because customers are trying to claim refunds using the protection credit cards offer? Lloyds Bank denied the claims to This is Money.

Sales of AA insurance policies leap

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 08:39
AA said its insurance business continues to perform well, having seen the volume of motor policies jump 6 per cent to 629,000, which helped offset a 5 per cent drop in home policies to 818,000.

ALEX BRUMMER: Rate hikes loom into view

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 08:35
It is too easy to pillory governor Mark Carney for frequently tweaking forecasts when the purpose of the report and regular press conferences is to update citizens.

Elon Musk's Tesla loses £6m a day despite the car in space

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 08:27
But the billionaire boss of Tesla yesterday asked investors to be patient as he irons out delays which plague factories making its new Model 3 car, as it racked up losses of £5.7m a day.

Have you been ripped off on your second charge mortgage?

Fri, 02/09/2018 - 08:07
It's understood that the regulator is concerned about self-employed borrowers being allowed effectively to self-certify their income using an accountant's certificate.

GlaxoSmithKline faces fresh bribery probe

Thu, 02/08/2018 - 23:10
The FTSE 100 giant has been quizzed by the Serious Fraud Office over the scandal in China, which has seen it fined £300m. US authorities have also hit it with a £15m penalty.

Travellers head back to Turkey and Egypt

Thu, 02/08/2018 - 22:09
Thomas Cook said 34 per cent of its holidays and flights for the summer were booked, an increase of 3 per cent on the same time last year.

Twitter flies to first ever profit as sales hit £523m

Thu, 02/08/2018 - 21:56
The social media site's net income of £65m compared with a loss of more than £119m in the same period last year. It was viewed as a significant moment for the stock.

Hermes runs out of £8000-plus handbags as sales hit £4.8bn

Thu, 02/08/2018 - 21:55
Famed for its eye-wateringly expensive handbags such as the Birkin and its squared silk scarves, Hermes said stocks of its coveted bags ran low in 2017.

Murdoch confident £11.7bn Sky deal will be done by July

Thu, 02/08/2018 - 21:54
The son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch wants the deal done ahead of his firm's takeover by Disney and said: 'We anticipate regulatory approval for our proposed Sky transaction by the end of June.'

MARKET REPORT: Profits drop is no disaster for insurer

Thu, 02/08/2018 - 21:54
Investors endured another violent swing on the market as the FTSE 100 fell 1.5 per cent, or 108.73 points, to 7170.69, losing most of the ground it had regained the previous session.