Tata Steel: Labour demands urgent support for workers facing redundancies May 21, 2024 Labour is calling for the government to take urgent action to cover thousands of workers facing redundancy at the country’s biggest steel plant.
XP Power rejects US giant’s £571m takeover bid which ‘fundamentally’ undervalued firm May 21, 2024 Advanced Energy Industries upped the stakes in its bid for the electronic component supplier XP Power, but its latest offer was ultimately rejected.
FTSE 100 today: British blue-chip index set for subdued start amid cautious US Fed comments May 21, 2024 Asian markets dipped. Oil prices fell, gold stayed near highs, and Australia's BHP Group surged. Focus on Fedspeak and BOE's Andrew Bailey.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open higher, echoing global trends May 20, 2024 Asian markets rose with Wall Street, but an Iranian president's helicopter crash shook oil prices. Investors awaited Nvidia's Q1 earnings.
Top Anglo American investors open to simpler takeover bid from BHP May 19, 2024 Major shareholders in Anglo American are reportedly open to accepting a simpler takeover bid from its bigger rival BHP that could create a mining juggernaut.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set for muted opening as global stock rally cools down May 17, 2024 Asian stocks fell as Wall Street's rally faded, oil prices surged. Reddit shares soared. Land Securities' results and EU inflation eyed.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to surge, riding global rally fuelled by US inflation relief May 16, 2024 Asian stocks echoed Wall Street's optimism on Fed rate cuts. Oil and gold surged, eyes on US Philly Fed Index, BT Group, Walmart earnings.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to extend positive streak; trends hinge on US inflation data May 15, 2024 Asian stocks mirrored Wall Street's rally. Sony surged on buyback news. Eyes on US CPI data and Burberry earnings.
Irish FTSE 100 giant DCC picks up £90m UK green ‘retrofit’ firm May 14, 2024 DCC have bought Next Energy, a key provider of home energy retrofitting services
Russia finds huge oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory May 12, 2024 Russia has found huge oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory, potentially leading to drilling in the pristine region.