BankingBritain’s biggest stock broker poised to approve £5.4bn Abu Dhabi-backed takeoverJune 18, 202481Wind is poised to overtake gas as Britain’s main source of electricity for the first time this year, as the...
FinanceWall Street follows FTSE 100 and European stocks higher despite weaker than expected US retail salesJune 18, 202479US retail sales not as good as expected, but Wall Street remained bouyant. (Alexander Shapovalov)Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday,...
MortgagesLabour risks higher mortgage bills and worse unemployment, says HSBCJune 17, 202459The Bank of England is currently laser-focused on whether inflation is proving particularly stubborn in the services sector. Its panel of...
FundsHow the ‘woke capitalist’ gravy train came to a juddering haltJune 16, 2024153McKinsey declared in 2019 that 90pc of America’s 500 biggest companies were now producing an ESG report – reams of...
EconomyFed forecasts just one rate cuts this year as Powell says inflation fight not overJune 12, 202492The chairman of the US Federal Reserve has warned the battle to tame inflation is not over as policymakers signalled...
FundsNeil Woodford’s former stock picking team disbanded as demand for British shares slumpsJune 11, 202450An investment team formerly run by Neil Woodford is being disbanded amid flagging interest in London-listed shares.Invesco is to close...
FinanceThese FTSE 100 stocks are flying! Can they keep it up?June 10, 202494Image source: Getty ImagesThe last few years have been miserable for some stock markets, especially in the UK. I’m hoping...
InvestingInvesting £20,000 in these FTSE 100 stocks could yield a £3,100 passive income by 2034June 9, 202470Image source: Getty ImagesShares in companies that pay out their earnings as dividends can be great sources of passive income....
EconomyUS jobs shock leaves traders reeling as hopes of interest rate cut sinkJune 7, 202492Thanks for joining me. We begin with data showing house prices stalled between April and May.Average property values fell by...
BankingEuropean Central Bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2019June 6, 202499Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday,...