ITV shares surge on reported takeover interest It is understood that CVC is joining forces with a European broadcaster to consider a bid for parts or all of ITV. Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024
Warren Buffett Breaks 6-Year Streak, Doesn't Buy Back Berkshire Shares Despite $320B Cash Pile Billionaire and renowned value investor Warren Buffett avoided buying back Berkshire Hathaway shares in Q3 as he deemed his company could be overvalued. International Business Times UK · Nov 19, 2024
Trump rally sees Bitcoin jump to new record above 81,000 dollars Bitcoin has seen its value swell by more than 120% in the past year and by 21% in the past week alone. Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024
Bitcoin Surges As Investors Bet On Trump's Crypto Support Bitcoin price hits record high as Trump's support and evolving stance on cryptocurrencies drive investor optimism and market speculations. Top News · Nov 6, 2024
Bitcoin spikes to record as traders expect Trump's victory to boost cryptocurrencies The price of bitcoin has hit a new high as investors bet that former President Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024
Gold price hits record high ahead of tight US presidential election The precious metal is seen as a safe haven asset for investors in times of strife The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024
Fear of US recession rattles global markets as tech shares fall Europe’s main indices all decline and Japanese equities suffer worst day since 2020 while gold hits fresh record The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024
Why UK Major Firms Are Facing Takeover Attempts? Mining giant Anglo American, cyber security firm Darktrace and Royal Mail parent IDS -- three major UK companies in the midst of big takeover bids. International Business Times · May 29, 2024
AstraZeneca aims to nearly double revenues to $80bn by 2030 UK’s biggest drugmaker says it plans to launch 20 major new medicines before the end of the decade The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
BP plans cost cutting alongside multi-billion payday for investors as profits miss forecasts New CEO at FTSE 100 oil multinational points to $2 billion in ‘cash cost savings’ Evening Standard · May 7, 2024
Luxury trench coat maker Burberry is buttoning up for gloomy earnings report after Christmas washout “Unlike your average fashion retailer, it is simply not the Burberry way to slash prices and hope bargains lure in shoppers,” AJ Bell's Russ Mould said. Fortune · Jan 12, 2024
Long-serving FTSE 100 CEO Miles Roberts wraps up career at packaging firm DS Smith Resignation of cardboard firm's boss takes 2023's number of FTSE 100 CEO departures to 18 Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023
Drop in retail sales and public borrowing show double-edged impact of interest rate hikes Alarm bells are ringing more loudly than the tills in the run up to the Autumn Statement and Christmas Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023
Beyoncé and Neil Young song fund Hipgnosis slashes amount it expects from royalties Share price hits record low as London-listed company says it will not pay shareholders a dividend The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023 Aviva shares leap on speculation of takeover by foreign buyer Rumours of potential swoop by international rivals drives up shares in UK’s biggest insurer
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023 What is happening at Metro Bank and why is it in need of so much money? Shares have tumbled by 30% in the bank now operating at the edges of its capital requirements
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023 UK’s ‘zombie’ firms will be wiped out by interest rates, says insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor’s profits leap 50% as insolvencies in England and Wales hit a 24-year high
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023 Boohoo airs ‘serious concerns’ as bosses at Revolution Beauty fired then rehired CEO, CFO and chair of makeup brand reinstated after being voted out by almost three-quarters of investors
The Independent UK · May 26, 2023 Asos secures £75m fundraising to support turnaround plan It comes after the fast-fashion firm earlier this month revealed losses of more than £290m for the half-year to February
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023 US regional bank shares partially recover but fear of crash lingers Stock market rises on bounceback despite investors still nursing steep losses
The Independent UK · May 4, 2023 Calls for tax ‘loopholes’ to be closed as Shell makes £1.4bn more than expected The business made 9.6 billion US dollars in earnings in the first three months of this year.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023 AstraZeneca overtakes Pfizer as crunch week for UK pharma looms Driven by a revamped drug portfolio, AstraZeneca is expected to report revenues of $10.7bn in its latest quarterly results
Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023 The FTSE 100 just passed 8000, a new record. What does that mean for you, your finances and the UK economy? London shares are at an all-time high. Why? And who benefits?
Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023 Watches of Switzerland sales grow as timepieces become “investment assets” Customers buying watches as investments drive growth, but shares slide on weak jewellery sales
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023 UK may avoid 2022 recession after growing 0.1% in November – as it happened UK economy beat forecasts with 0.1% growth in November, as food and drink businesses benefited from the FIFA World Cup