Even millennials are becoming victims of ageism as Gen Z take over the office August 30, 2023 Younger workers are a safety blanket against the future for employers, but it can't come at the expense of valuing an experienced workforce, writes Eliza Filby
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Wall Street climbs to clinch its first winning week in a month August 26, 2023 Stocks rose on Friday to send Wall Street to its first winning week since July after the head of the Federal Reserve said it will “proceed carefully” as it decides what to do with interest rates. The S&P 500 climbed 29.40, or 0.7 per cent , to 4,405.71 after flipping between small gains and losses [...]
FTSE 100 close: London ends week marginally up after Powell Fed speech indicates caution August 25, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 is ended the week in subdued fashion, marginally up around a crunch speech across the pond by Fed chair Jerome Powell. The capital’s premier bluechip index closed on 7,337.38 points Friday morning, up around 0.05 per cent, while the FTSE 250, which is more aligned to the domestic market, finished down 0.3 [...]
Dune: Part Two release date pushed back again due to strikes August 25, 2023 Fans are going to have to wait an excruciating amount of time for the Dune: Part Two sequel to finally drop. It was scheduled for later this year but due to the writers’ strikes in Los Angeles, the release date of the follow-up film has now been pushed back to 2024. It comes after the [...]
Wall Street wilts as yields rise ahead of speech by Federal Reserve chief Powell August 25, 2023 Wall Street has slumped despite a blowout profit report from Nvidia, following some mixed reports on the US economy. The S&P 500 dropped 1.3 per cent for its worst loss in three weeks. It nearly wiped out its gain for the week, which had been a bright spot in what has been a rough August. [...]
FTSE 100 close: London markets rally after ‘blockbuster’ Nvidia results as investors bet rates are nearing peak August 24, 2023 London markets stood out among global peers as investors bet that the Bank of England was nearing the end of their rate hiking cycle. The bluechip FTSE 100 index climbed 0.24 per cent to trade at 7,338.16 The midcap FTSE 250 index slipped 0.11 per cent to 18,206.37. Indexes in Paris and Frankfurt fell, having [...]
Wall Street cheers Nvidia results as AI chip designer lives up to expectations August 24, 2023 Hunger for Nvidia’s artificial intelligence (AI) chips has propelled its sales to $13.5bn (£10.6bn) in its second quarter, more than doubling from a year ago. The American tech behemoth’s data centre business drove most of the sales, soaring 170 per cent compared to the same period last year, up to $10.3bn (£8.1bn). Nvidia’s data centre business sells the company’s [...]
The Notebook: Andy Silvester on how AI could save your August out-of-office, a dream headline and why GCSEs need a rethink August 24, 2023 Embrace the long break, even if it’s made my job harder August has never felt so – for want of a much better word – Augusty. It’s mighty quiet out there, and that isn’t just because of the City’s long-discussed issues attracting floats and the slowdown in M&A. Indeed, more and more of my contact [...]
Bitcoin finds its feet while Ethereum continues to stumble August 23, 2023 Bitcoin is trading around $26k this morning, virtually unmoved from yesterday, while Ethereum has drifted into the negative by 1.4%.