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Last Updated: 21 July 2020

Roger Baird is News Editor at Finixio. He has worked as a financial journalist for 20 years reporting on companies, capital markets and the UK economy.

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Retail investors lose out on pandemic rally

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 21, 2020

Markets may have spiked since the height of the coronavirus lockdowns, but retail investors have repeatedly failed to place winning bets over this period. Amateur […]

Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek

On-the-run Wirecard executive holed up in Belarus, says report

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: December 16, 2020

Secretive former Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek (pictured, far right) has made his way to Belarus or Russia. Marsalek is a central figure in […]

British Airways grounding 747 fleet is the least of Boeing’s problems

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 17, 2020

British Airways said it will immediately retire its entire Boeing 747 fleet as a result of the travel slowdown. But that is the least of […]

Monzo relaunches £5-a-month premium account to boost revenues

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 16, 2020

Monzo has relaunched its premium account as digital banks look for new ways to boost revenue. The UK lender has revamped its Monzo Plus account, […]

UK savings rates hit record lows, set to keep falling

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 15, 2020

UK saving rates have hit record lows as a range of savings accounts – including easy-access, fixed-rate and Isas – now pay an average interest […]

ECB preview: Spending the stimulus

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 14, 2020

European Central Bank (ECB) boss Christine Lagarde (pictured) will be keen to tell the markets that the central bank has moved past fire-fighting the eurozone […]

Walgreens earnings preview: Struggling against rivals and coronavirus

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 3, 2020

Walgreens Boots Alliance might have been expected to a coronavirus winner when it posts its third-quarter earnings on Thursday, but instead the drug store giant […]

Largest Pizza Hut operator files for bankruptcy

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 1, 2020

NPC International Inc, one of the largest restaurant franchisees in the US, has filed for bankruptcy protection amid mounting debt. The Kansas-based group, which owns […]

Revolut adds silver trading to commodities services

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: June 30, 2020

Revolut has launched a silver trading operation as part of the digital bank’s plans to broaden its fee-paying services to its large customer base. The […]

Macy’s earnings preview: Market expects heavy losses

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: June 29, 2020

Macy’s is expected to post deep losses on Wednesday compared to a year ago, as the embattled department chain fights to keep its head above […]