Boeing shares plunge as airlines ground planes following fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash March 11, 2019 Shares in Boeing fell more than 11 per cent as the New York Stock Exchange opened as airlines grounded planes following yesterday’s fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash. China’s airline regulator called for all Boeing 787 Max 8 domestic flights to be suspended, while Ethiopian Airlines and Cayman Airways have also grounded the model after one of the [...]
Thousands of customers left in limbo as Brilliant Energy becomes the latest supplier to go bust March 11, 2019 Brilliant Energy Supply has become the third provider to go bust so far this year, as companies struggle with rising wholesale costs, and Ofgem’s new price cap. The regulator will now have to step in to find a new supplier for the company’s 17,000 customers, a process it has been forced to go through nearly [...]
MPs urge Ofcom to hold mobile operators to account on rural 4G March 11, 2019 MPs have written to Ofcom calling on the regulator to ensure mobile operators fulfil their obligations to boost 4G coverage in rural areas. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on rural business welcomed Ofcom’s commitments for 90 per cent geographic coverage by all four networks across the UK. Read more: Customers can walk out of slow [...]
Law firm DWF raises £95m in first-ever main market legal listing March 11, 2019 Law firm DWF has today raised £95m in the first main market float for a law firm, valuing the business at £366m. DWF is by far the largest of the handful of law firms to have listed on the stock market and is the first firm with a large international footprint to have gone public. [...]
Telecom Italia investor Elliott calls for shareholder support amid row with Vivendi March 11, 2019 The bitter dispute between two Telecom Italia shareholders deepened today as activist investor Elliott urged shareholders to back its plan ahead of a crucial meeting this month. US investment fund Elliott is locked in a power struggle with fellow investor Vivendi over the future of the struggling Italian telecoms firm. Read more: Telecom Italia warns [...]
Bank of America Merrill Lynch creates new UK investment banking top job March 11, 2019 Bank of America Merrill Lynch has created a head of UK investment banking role in a vote of confidence in the country amid political uncertainty. Former UBS head of UK advisory James Robertson and Peter Luck, who joined the company in 2013, have been appointed to the role. Read more: Bank of America Merrill Lynch edges [...]
This investment clock says what assets to buy and when March 11, 2019 | City Talk By Tom Bailey from interactive investor. It’s inevitable that the unremitting global economic cycle will impact stock markets, but when? The economist Paul Samuelson once joked that the stock market has predicted nine of the past seven recessions. But while the over-reactive nature of equity market investors and their poor predictive powers ring true, there [...]
Natwest launches fingerprint payment trial for contactless card purchases March 11, 2019 Natwest will trial fingerprint payment technology to allow customers to make purchases worth more than £30 when using their contactless card. The trial, which will begin in the next few weeks, will allow shoppers to verify payments above the £30 contactless limit using their fingerprint rather than having to enter their Pin number. Read more: [...]
Luxury retailer Farfetch to merge Chinese business with JD.com March 11, 2019 Luxury fashion retailer Farfetch will merge its China sales platform with ecommerce giant JD.com before the end of the year as it looks to cash in on growing demand for luxury goods in the country. The merger, first announced last month, comes after the London-based firm bought Toplife, JD.com’s luxury fashion venture. Read more: Chinese [...]
Network Rail urges passengers to plan Easter travel ahead of upgrade works March 11, 2019 Network Rail has urged passengers to check their travel plans this Easter as it invests more than £100m in railway upgrades. Network Rail, which manages Britain's railway network, said most routes would be open for "business as usual" travel as majority of the network is unaffected by upgrade work, but still warned those getting away for [...]