US recession fears ease but markets remain firmly in the red August 5, 2024 US stocks cratered on Monday as the prospect of a recession in the world's largest economy spooked investors across the globe and tech giants were hit by a mass sell-off.
How the Bank of Japan fuelled the market rout August 5, 2024 Japanese equity markets suffered their worst day in decades as part of a global market sell-off fuelled in part by a long-awaited normalisation in Japan’s monetary policy. The Nikkei 225 lost 12.4 per cent on Monday, its worst day since 1987. The rout wiped out all the gains made by the Nikkei this year. The [...]
Nvidia and Apple lead losses as trillions wiped from Nasdaq tech stocks August 5, 2024 Trillions of dollars have been wiped from the Nasdaq-listed tech giants taking a nosedive amid a global stock sell off, as fears of a US recession are causing investors to run for the hills. The so-called Magnificent Seven’s combined market capitalisation has lost at least $2.3t (£1.8t), equal to a 15 per cent slide from [...]
London T100: What it means to redefine triathlon August 5, 2024 City A.M. recently partnered with T100 and attended its event over the weekend, where some of our staff had the chance to showcase what they were made of.
‘Too late for rent caps’: East London rents jump 50 per cent since 2019 August 5, 2024 Rental costs in London have skyrocketed over the past five years, and new data has shown that rental growth in the city’s historically-affordable east has risen the fastest. Prices have risen by around 50 per cent in Shoreditch, Bethnal Green and Haggerston to pass an average of £1,000 per month, according to data from Spareroom. [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown extends takeover deadline for third time August 5, 2024 Hargreaves Lansdown has for the third time extended the deadline for a group of private equity bidders to make a firm £5.4bn takeover offer during a crucial week for the UK’s biggest retail investment platform.
Lloyds, Barclays and Natwest: FTSE 100 bank shares slide on fears of US recession August 5, 2024 The UK's biggest banks were among FTSE 100 stocks hit by a global sell-off on Monday as investors were spooked by the prospect of a US recession.
Legal & General bags extra £150m for affordable homes drive as housing crisis worsens August 5, 2024 Legal & General has secured an extra £150m for its UK affordable housing drive, pushing total its total pot to £280m.
Solid services sector ‘bodes well’ for UK economy despite stubborn price pressures August 5, 2024 Business activity in the services sector picked up in July, according to a closely watched business survey, suggesting that the economy will continue to grow in the months ahead. S&P’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the services sector picked up to 52.5 last month, rising from 52.1 in June and marginally ahead of the 52.4 [...]
Senior: Rolls-Royce partner reports dip in profit amid Boeing 737 Max setbacks August 5, 2024 The FTSE 250 aerospace and defence supplier said operating profit and pre-tax profit had fallen, despite booming demand for travel worldwide.