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MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Dogs of the Footsie beat bank savings

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 10:51
The experimental portfolio comprises the ten highest income-yielding shares in the FTSE 100 and we last looked at it in July. Then, the Dogs were riding high, but there has been a change in sentiment since.

Being out of contract inflates bills by £214 a year

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 10:09
At the end of a fixed deal, most broadband providers will hike the monthly price, meaning unless you switch to a new deal you can end up paying much more for the same service.

Average banking customer pays over £150 in fees

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 09:38
The average current account customer handed over an average £152 in bank fees last year, according to new research from savings tool Plum.

Car hire firms target ski holidaymakers

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 09:35
Travellers visiting seven European ski hotspots for a week pay an average of £240 for a medium-size car when booking on the website of the major providers. But that rises to £689 at the rental desk.

John Lewis sparks fury as suppliers face fees

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 09:29
The ‘double whammy’ charge could raise millions for John Lewis, which prides itself on it ethical approach, if it were applied across the firm’s ranges, suppliers have said.

Will mum and dad's home have to be used to pay care costs?

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 09:17
Mum and dad own their bungalow and are tenants in common, each owning 50 per cent. Will mum's share of the house be used to pay for her care home fees?

RAY MASSEY: Honda gambles on a new diesel-powered civic

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 08:39
Honda is boldly adding a diesel variant to the line-up of its British-built Civic. Is it mad? Bosses don't think so. Modern diesels that are cleaner, leaner and more fuel-efficient are still in demand.

TONY HETHERINGTON: Debt firm Guardian Recovery has debts! 

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 08:33
My plant hire business was owed £1,857 by a customer. Guardian Recovery charged me £300 and told me a year ago it had the money.

I love Margaret Thatcher says Pimlico Plumbers' boss

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 08:27
Charlie Mullins, the self-made man, who grew up on a council estate and left school at 15, is about to embark on a new challenge: replacing Sadiq Khan as Mayor at City Hall.

Why Victoria Beckham really wants a Spice Girls reunion

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 08:26
The demands of the cut-throat world of high-end style mean that Victoria’s brand, while immensely popular with the fashion-obsessed, needs cash.

House of Fraser and New Look rocked by debt woes

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 08:23
The retailers’ troubles come as hundreds of restaurants and shops prepare to close stores and axe jobs as more people choose to stay and home and shop online.

Brokers are duping drivers into buying fake policies 

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 02:04
Drivers desperate to slash their insurance premiums are being duped by ‘ghost brokers’ into buying bogus policies.Police are today are issuing a fresh warning about the scam.

Warplane maker GKN shoots down £7bn bid from Melsrose

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 00:48
GKN employs around 6,000 in the UK and more than 58,000 around the world, with clients including UK and US militaries, and Airbus.

Lloyds BANS its credit card customers from buying Bitcoin

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Mon, 02/05/2018 - 00:44
Britain's biggest bank has put a halt on purchases of the digital currency over concerns that it could be left footing the bill for unpaid debts.

British vacuum cleaner maker Gtech creating 100 jobs in UK

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Sun, 02/04/2018 - 22:13
Nick Grey, founder and chief executive of the Worcester business, said he had made the decision after consumers asked why the company did not make their products in the UK.

DAILY BRIEFING: Vodafone plays down Liberty takeover

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Sun, 02/04/2018 - 22:13
The company says it is in early talks to buy just some of Liberty's European assets. Elsewhere, Trinity Mirror is set to seal a £127m purchase of rival Northern & Shell this week.

TRADER TIPS: Buy Keywords Studios but sell Britvic

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Sun, 02/04/2018 - 22:13
Berenberg thinks it’s time to buy Keywords after it posted a profit update ahead of the bank’s expectations. But investors should ditch Britvic, after concerns about the firm’s recent sales growth.

SUNDAY SHARE TIPS: Dogs of the Footsie, Royal Mail and IQE

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Sun, 02/04/2018 - 14:29
We round up the Sunday newspaper share tips. This week, Midas updates investors on its 'Dogs of the Footsie' portfolio, the Times looks at tech firm IQE, and the Telegraph assesses Royal Mail.

Private members’ club Soho House lining up float

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Sun, 02/04/2018 - 13:54
The business founded by chief executive Nick Jones, has 18 outlets including Soho and Mayfair in London and further afield in Barcelona, Berlin, Malibu and New York.

Vincent Tchenguiz loses control of Hilton hotels

WaECwGQZJSwAd - Sun, 02/04/2018 - 13:50
The Iranian-born investor owns ten Hilton-branded properties – including a flagship outlet in Kensington, West London – through a series of investment vehicles.
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