Nigel Farage not dealing with ‘real world’ of politics, Tory ex-minister says June 22, 2024 Nigel Farage does not understand the “real world” of politics, and has been likened to a “pub bore” over his claims the West provoked Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
FTSE 100 today: British stocks poised for decline if UK May inflation surprises to the upside June 19, 2024 Asian markets surged with Wall Street hitting record highs. Focus on UK May inflation and the Bank of England policy decision.
One of Russia’s top food retailers cancels London listing June 18, 2024 O'Key group pulled out of London this morning, after notifying markets about its intention to do so last month.
Stablecoin Issuers Are Becoming Major Holders of US Debt June 18, 2024 If stablecoin issuers were a country, they would be just outside the top 10 nation-state holders of US government debt.
Election 2024: Sunak seeks support for Ukraine as Starmer and Streeting probed on NHS funding June 15, 2024 Rishi Sunak is to remain absent from the campaign trail for another day as Sir Keir Starmer faces questions on NHS funding.
King’s birthday honours: London Stock Exchange boss among business leaders recognised June 14, 2024 The boss of the London Stock Exchange, Julia Hoggett, has been made a dame today in a list of over 1000 “change makers and innovators” to receive gongs in the King’s birthday honours list.
Warburtons: Record sales as shoppers rush to grab bakery’s fruity buns June 14, 2024 Bakery giant Warburtons more than doubled its profit after it poured investment into diversifying its product range beyond its iconic loafs.
Rishi Sunak at G7 in Italy announces horde of 50 new Russia sanctions June 13, 2024 The Tory leader also announced fresh support for Ukraine in its war against the Kremlin, which has now been going on for two years and more than three months.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open green; US jobs data key for direction June 7, 2024 Asian stocks were mixed, with oil prices up and the dollar near an eight-week low. All eyes were on the US non-farm payrolls report.
Remembering D-Day is an exercise in not forgetting Ukraine June 6, 2024 It has become something of a cottage industry in academia, and polite society, to denigrate the achievements of the past. And national myth-making deserves scrutiny, for it forces us to confront the bad old days of the past, too, in order to create a better future. One war, however, has mostly avoided the too-clever-by-half revisionism [...]