Reports have claimed that Russia is using chemical weapons in Ukraine Avon Protection shares have risen sharply in the last year By Jane Denton Updated: 16:24 BST, 9 May 2024 Avon Protection shares rose on Thursday after the group revealed it won a tender from the Ministry of Defense to supply gas masks to the British … Read more
By Live Commentary Updated: 08:08 BST, 9 May 2024 The Bank of England will at midday publish its Monetary Policy Committee’s latest decision on UK interest rates. Market forecasters expect the bank to hold base rate at its current level of 5.25 per cent. The FTSE 100will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports … Read more
By John-Paul Ford Rojas Updated: 22:04 BST, 8 May 2024 Direct Line lost 434,000 car insurance customers over the past year after it sharply hiked premiums. It said its own-brand motor policies fell to just over 3.2million at the end of March. Premiums for those renewing their policies climbed 38 per cent to an average … Read more
By Live Commentary Updated: 14:00 BST, 8 May 2024 The FTSE 100 is up 0.3 per cent in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Boohoo, JD Wetherspoon, Workspace, Direct Line and Informa. Read Wednesday 8 May Business Live blog below. > If you are using our app or a … Read more
By Live Commentary Updated: 11:25 BST, 7 May 2024 The FTSE 100 is up 0.9 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are BP, Wayve and IWG. Read Tuesday 7 May Business Live blog below. > If you are using our app or a third-party site click here … Read more
By Emily Hawkins Updated: 22:06 BST, 5 May 2024 London’s junior market has seen its liquidity plunge as investors turn to the US. Companies on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) have suffered from a 15.4 per cent fall in the average value of the daily trading of their shares. This underscores wider concerns about the … Read more
The imposing domed halls of the Bank of England are hushed. After all, setting the nation’s interest rates and controlling inflation is a serious business. Although the atmosphere is sober, I sense a certain excitement in the air as we wend our way further in, down labyrinthine corridors with elaborate mosaic floors, and past mahogany … Read more
By Harry Wise Updated: 14:51 BST, 3 May 2024 Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Intercontinental Hotels Group, Diageo, Asda, Future, Hostmore, and Trainline. US jobs growth slowed more than expected, new data shows Stocks jumped Friday morning after data showed the US labor market is finally showing signs of cooling. … Read more
By This Is Money Updated: 17:49 BST, 1 May 2024 Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Next, GSK, Aston Martin Lagonda, Haleon, CVS Group, Smith & Nephew and Computacenter. Read the Wednesday 1 May Business Live blog below. > If you are using our app or a third-party site click here … Read more
By Live Commentary Updated: 15:16 BST, 30 April 2024 The FTSE 100 is up 0.5 per cent in midday trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are HSBC, Whitbread, Metro Bank, St. James’s Place and Hargreaves Lansdown. Read the Tuesday 30 April Business Live blog below. > If you are using our … Read more
