Aston Martin limits US imports amid tariff uncertainty April 30, 2025 Aston Martin has begun limiting car imports to the US as it wrestles with the fallout from Donald Trump’s erratic tariff regime. The luxury carmaker was already forced to revised down sales targets slightly in April as Donald Trump’s liberation day announcement rocked global markets and sent shares in a string of carmakers spiralling. Chief [...]
National Express owner’s chief executive runs out of road April 29, 2025 Mobico’s chief executive is to step down as the group struggles to turnaround persistent financial struggles. Ignacio Garat will depart at the end of April after nearly five years in the top job, in which he oversaw the group’s rebrand from National Express in 2023. Mobico chair Phil White, who served as CEO of National [...]
Senior shares rise on ‘limited and manageable’ tariff impact April 24, 2025 Senior shares edged up on Thursday as the aerospace manufacturer played down the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs. The firm, which makes high-tech components and systems for the aerospace and defence industry, said the direct impact of the levies would be “limited and manageable.” Shares rose more than three per cent in early deals. There [...]
Babcock gains momentum in an ‘uncertain world’ April 23, 2025 Babcock reported a significant jump in full-year profit and revenue as heightened military tensions continue to prop up European defence contractors. Operating profit increased 17 per cent to £363m on an underlying basis, while revenue grew 11 per cent to £4.8bn. Net debts fell to £373m including leases, down from £435m the year before. Shares [...]
FTSE 100 sees best winning streak in two years as trade war fears abate April 22, 2025 The FTSE 100 finished in the green on Tuesday for the seventh consecutive day, notching its best run of gains in two years as investor worries over protracted trade wars began to soften. London’s blue-chip index closed on a 0.64 per cent gain at 8328.60. Distribution firm Bunzl ended trading as one of the top [...]
Trainline has ‘growth potential’ despite national rival, says UBS April 15, 2025 Trainline will continue to grow despite concerns surrounding the government’s rail policy, according to UBS. Plans for a rival national rail ticket website have caused shares in Trainline to dip more than 30 per cent this year to date – despite continuing strong demand. UBS said that although “market concerns” remained, recent data indicated “continued [...]
BP forecasts ‘weak’ gas trading April 11, 2025 BP said it expects gas marketing and trading to be “weak” in the first three months of 2025, as it published its early indicators for performance through the period. Upstream production in the first quarter is also expected to be lower compared to the prior quarter, with production slightly higher in oil but lower in [...]
FTSE 100 live: Market turmoil intensifies as China retaliates April 9, 2025 The UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 slumped more than four per cent today as the global stock market rout that began at the end of last week continued.
FTSE 100 stages tentative recovery after sweeping losses April 8, 2025 The UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 opened 1.5 per cent higher this morning, recovering some of the losses recorded over the past three trading days amid the fallout of US president Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Yesterday, the FTSE 100 slumped more than four per cent as global stock markets digested the effects of a potential global [...]
How global market chaos took hold – from Asia, across Europe and into the US April 8, 2025 In what was nothing short of a horror show; global markets endured a volatile day of trading on Monday as Trump doubled down on his tariff agenda. The session began in the Asia-Pacific where, before the UK had even woken up, stock markets plummeted on a scale not seen in decades. In his ‘Liberation Day’ [...]