Britain eyes Gulf and India for new free trade deals July 29, 2024 Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said his teams would be entering negotiating rooms "as soon as possible."
EP: 287 Glorious Goodwood – Wednesday July 29, 2024 The battle of the best 3-year-old milers takes place at Goodwood on Wednesday as the likes of Rosallion, Henry Longfellow and Notable Speech take on their elders in the Group One Qatar Sussex Stakes. The Oak Tree and Molecomb Stakes are also on the second day’s card. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the racing [...]
Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin nets almost £10m in share sale July 29, 2024 The founder of JD Wetherspoon has sold almost £10 million worth of shares in the pub giant.
UBS: Silver prices under pressure, but not for long July 29, 2024 Silver prices might be under pressure at the moment, but they should surge up in the next few months, UBS analysts have argued.
Heineken shares drop on near-£750m China impairment charge July 29, 2024 Heineken has taken a €874m (737m) impairment charge on its investment in China’s largest brewer, leading it into the red and causing shares to drop by seven per cent in early trades. The impairment charge led to a first-half net loss of €95m (£80m) for the brewer, down from profit of €1.1bn (£930m) in the [...]
FTSE 100: London inches towards all-time high as markets anticipate rate call July 29, 2024 FTSE 100 stocks started the week with a surge, rising one per cent in the three hours after the opening bell, as the market holds its breath on whether the Bank of England will cut interest rates later this week. After the record performance of the FTSE 100 in May, where the index hit an [...]
Entain: Shares tumble after US division predicts full year loss July 29, 2024 Entain's aggressive expansion in the US helped the gambling firm's American division to bring in over a billion dollars (£780m) of revenue in the first half of the year, as it ramps up marketing spend.
Reckitt Benckiser: Dettol producer shares plunge on baby formula fears July 29, 2024 Shares in Reckitt Benckiser plunged nearly 10 per cent after a US jury found Abbott Laboratories failed to warn consumers about the health risks of its product.
Mortgage market treads water before of Bank of England interest rate decision July 29, 2024 Bank of England data showed that the number of mortgage approvals, which indicate future borrowing, remained broadly steady in June at just under 60,000.
Just Stop Oil protestors arrested at London Gatwick Airport after blocking departure gate July 29, 2024 Seven protestors entered the terminal and used suitcases with lock-on devices to block the gates at around 8am on Monday morning.