Boardroom bloody noses: Activist activity surges as FTSE firms feel the heat over pay and director votes December 13, 2021 There were plenty of bloody noses around FTSE boardrooms this year, with new data out today showing a surge in investor activism rattling remuneration committees over pay awards and spooking directors trying to get re-elected to their posts. Investors in FTSE 350 companies are increasingly more activist, with a 29 per cent surge in shareholder [...]
FTSE 100 rises again after bleak Black Friday November 29, 2021 London’s FTSE 100 has risen up slightly this morning after shedding 3.31 per cent on Friday amid the new coronavirus variant scares. The market movements come as the World Health Organisation and Coronavirus experts around the world called this morning for countries to drop travel restrictions and end mass hysteria – and instead be cautiously [...]
Markets today: Europe set for a modest rebound as Asia markets bounce back October 19, 2021 Not a particularly great start to a new week yesterday for markets in Europe, but having just come off the back of three days of strong gains at the end of last week, markets were probably overdue a bit of a pullback. The big question for CMC chief market Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at [...]
Female FTSE 100 directors earn 73 per cent less than male counterparts August 23, 2021 A recent investigation has found that female FTSE 100 directors on average earn 73 per cent less than their male counterparts. Research by New Street Consulting Group found that the average pay for female directors stands at £237,000, compared to £875,900 for male directors. The data reveals that the gender pay gap at the top [...]
Markets stumble as China throws sand into the gears of recovery August 19, 2021 European stocks have come under further pressure today, in sharp contrast to last week. The falls appear to be being driven by several factors, so you can pick your poison to a certain extent, however the prospect of a Fed taper is unlikely to one of the main factors, given that US yields are lower, [...]
Wall Street opens flat as investors await Fed minutes August 18, 2021 Wall Street’s main benchmarks opened broadly flat today as investors held back from making any sudden moves until after the publication of minutes from the Fed’s latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The blue-chip S&P 500 edged 0.07 per cent higher to 4,450.73 points, while the Dow Jones inched down 0.07 per cent to 35,321.59 [...]
US stocks climb to record highs as inflation clip higher than expected August 11, 2021 US stocks climbed to record highs today as investors were boosted by data showing inflation growth in America may have peaked. The Dow Jones hit a record high today, surging 0.57 per cent to 35,465 points. The blue-chip S&P 500 also trailed higher, up 0.19 per cent to 4,444 points. However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped [...]
US stocks reach record highs as jobs market recovery gathers pace August 6, 2021 Wall Street opened higher on Friday to reach record highs after fresh data showed the US labour market is recovering from Covid at a faster pace than first thought. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones both hit record highs in morning trading on Friday. The former rose 0.08 per cent and the latter was up [...]
Wall Street lifted by Covid-era low jobless claims August 5, 2021 US stocks opened up sharply on Thursday morning after investors were boosted by fresh data showing the American labour market recovery still has legs. The blue-chip S&P 500 gained 0.43 per cent to reach 4,421, while the Dow Jones shot up 0.6 per cent to 34,998. The tech-heavy Nasdaq notched the best performance out the [...]
Slowing US labour market recovery tempers Wall Street August 4, 2021 US shares dropped sharply on Wednesday morning after weaker than expected payrolls data tempered investor sentiment. The blue-chip S&P 500 dipped 0.42 per cent to 4,404, while the Dow Jones was clipped 0.78 per cent to 34,848. The tech-heavy Nasdaq edged down 0.06 per cent 14,752. Read more: Demand ‘peaks’ as US services recovery slows [...]