Standard Chartered announces largest ever share buyback as profits creep up again July 30, 2024 Standard Chartered has announced a $1.5bn share buyback programme today after the Asia-focused bank performed ahead of expectations in the second quarter of the year.
St James’s Place shares soar as inflows smash expectations July 30, 2024 Shares in St James's Place soared today after it reported a bump in inflows for the first half of the year, which were well above what analysts expected.
Mishcon de Reya Magic: Revenue soars to £300m despite profit blip July 30, 2024 London-based law firm Mishcon de Reya revenue surpasses £300m, despite a slight dip in profits due to recent merger.
Political Winds Continue to Turn as Politicians Race to Show Support for Crypto July 30, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. The great political circus that is a US election has recently been running on overdrive. President Biden has announced he will not be running for re-election. Republican challenger Trump [...]
The biggest challenge for the Conservatives? Getting their story straight July 30, 2024 Whoever becomes the next Conservative leader must get their story on what the Tories did wrong – and right – straight, writes Henry Newman Does it matter who the next leader of the Conservative Party is? A large slice of Britain won’t be paying much attention to the Tories, or to politics more broadly, until [...]
Nobody could have known how bad the economy was, but we will fix it July 30, 2024 City A.M. readers deserve a government that offers a realistic plan to seize growth, support the City to flourish and make every part of the country better off, says Tulip Siddiq We were elected on a mandate to deliver change. That means being honest with the public about the scale of the challenge in front [...]
Harland & Wolff at risk of losing £120m Falkland Islands port contract July 29, 2024 Harland & Wolff is at risk of losing out on a £120m contract to redevelop a major port in the Falkland Islands, in what marks the latest struggle for the embattled company.
UBS: Silver prices under pressure, but not for long July 29, 2024 Silver prices might be under pressure at the moment, but they should surge up in the next few months, UBS analysts have argued.
Mortgage market treads water before of Bank of England interest rate decision July 29, 2024 Bank of England data showed that the number of mortgage approvals, which indicate future borrowing, remained broadly steady in June at just under 60,000.
Ofgem takes steps to improve flexibility of UK’s energy market in clean power push July 29, 2024 Ofgem has pushed ahead with plans to increase the flexibility of the UK's energy market as it becomes more reliant on intermittent sources of energy, like wind and solar.