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Like Nigel Farage, British Muslims say they are being ‘de-banked’

Often without providing clear reasons, banks appear to be disproportionately closing the accounts of British Muslims.

Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2023

Strength in Chip Stocks Lifts the Overall Market

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.18%. Stocks on Monday settled mixed. The strength in chip...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2023

Stocks Push Higher as Chip Stocks Lead Gains in Tech

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.34%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.75%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher. Strength in Nvidia...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2023

Taylor Swift and Foo Fighters help boost card spending by 4 per cent in July

Live entertainment, holiday bookings, and summer socialising boosted hospitality and leisure sector spending in July, according to Barclays

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

UK retailers forced to slash prices after July washout and interest rate rise

British Retail Consortium and KPMG report shows steep annual drop in volume of sales and a rise in promotional offers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

‘Taylor-nomics’ comes to the UK as Eras Tour presale boosts July spending

Concert ticket sales, boosted by “surges” on the pre-release dates Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, were a bright spot in what was otherwise a cruel summer for retailers

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

Taylor Swift and Foo Fighters help boost card spending by 4% in July

Live entertainment, holiday bookings and summer socialising boosted hospitality and leisure sector spending in July, according to Barclays.

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Stock Index Futures Slip as Investors Await Key U.S. Economic Data, Chinese Data Disappoints

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.14%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.25% this morning as market participants digested weak Chinese and Eurozone manufacturing data while looking ahead to the U.S. ISM manufacturing survey.

Barchart · Aug 1, 2023

UK house prices fall at fastest annual rate for 14 years

The price of a typical home is now 4.5 per cent below the August 2022 peak

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2023

Recession fears as house prices slump and manufacturers suffer worst month since lockdown

Price of a typical home is now 4.5 per cent below the August 2022 peak

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023