AstraZeneca: Britain’s biggest FTSE firm drafts plans to spin off Chinese business – reports June 19, 2023 AstraZeneca, London’s biggest listed company, is looking at plans to spin off its Chinese businesses to protect it from geopolitical tension, according to a report. Citing people familiar with the situation, the Financial Times said the British-Swedish drugs giant has been in talks with bankers for several months. When contacted by the PA news [...]
Vodafone’s merger with Three is an open and shut case of a monopolistic power June 19, 2023 A merger between Vodafone and Three, two of the biggest telecoms companies in the UK will drive up prices for consumers and kill competition, writes Max von Thun
Oil prices stuck between global economic woes and China’s resurgence June 16, 2023 Oil prices have steadied today, with both major benchmarks on course for a modest weekly gain after a sustained slump.
Wall Street: Stocks up as US winning streak kicks into a higher gear June 16, 2023 US stocks swept higher on Thursday, revving the longest rally for Wall Street in a year and a half into a higher gear. The S&P 500 rallied 1.2 per cent to reach heights untouched since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 428 points, or 1.3 per cent, while the Nasdaq composite rose 1.1 [...]
From Big Five to Big One: Premier League pulling away from European rivals – Deloitte June 15, 2023 European football’s Big Five leagues are steadily being replaced by a Big One as the Premier League pulls away from its rivals, according to research published today. The total revenue of Premier League clubs reached £5.5bn in 2021-22, around twice as much as its nearest challenger, Spain’s LaLiga, Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance reports. [...]
Entain: Ladbrokes owner will raise £600m to fund takeover of Poland’s largest bookie June 14, 2023 Ladbrokes owner Entain told markets this morning that it will raise £600m via the placing of shares which will help fund its latest acquisition of a Polish betmaker and other near term deals. The betting giant said yesterday that it would takeover STS Holding S.A – Poland’s largest bookies – in a deal worth £750m. [...]
OPEC holds oil demand view steady despite economic growth warning June 13, 2023 OPEC left its forecast for 2023 global oil demand growth steady for a fourth month on Tuesday amid global economic uncertainty.
HSBC to wind down New Zealand wealth and personal banking arm as pivot to Asia picks up pace June 13, 2023 HSBC will be winding down its wealth and personal banking businesses in New Zealand as it continues its withdrawal from various markets around the world. In a statement the bank said “it has become clear that we can no longer justify investing into this business given the changing operating requirements in the market and scalability [...]
FTSE 100 close: Miners lift London’s premier index despite high wage growth sending rate fears spiralling June 13, 2023 Commodity giants lifted London’s main indexes on Tuesday despite concerns that the Bank of England will have to hike rates higher and faster on the back of the latest labour market figures. The capital’s premier index climbed 0.3 per cent to 7,594.78 points, although the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with [...]
Oil prices drop below $70 per barrel as investors fear further Fed rate hike June 12, 2023 Oil prices have fallen as investors fear further rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this week, when it meets to discuss interest rates.