FTSE 100 today: London markets braces for cautious opening as U.S. and Asian markets slip March 5, 2024 Hong Kong and Chinese stocks fell as China set a 5% growth target. Meanwhile, Bitcoin surged past $68,000. Investors now await Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony for market insights.
Spring Budget 2024: Calls grow for electric vehicle tax break amid sales slowdown March 4, 2024 The chancellor must end a tax on public electric car charging to ensure sales of electric vehicles keep pace, carmakers and energy firms have warned.
Drivers won’t back EVs as they are ‘scared of change’, ‘Europe’s Tesla’ boss warns March 3, 2024 Drivers "scared of change" are behind the slowing shift to electric vehicles (EVs), the boss of the company dubbed 'Europe's Tesla,' has said.
Elon Musk files lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman amid regulator scrutiny over Microsoft March 1, 2024 Elon Musk has taken legal action against OpenAI and its chief executive, seeking to force it to return to its founding principles over profit.
Nvidia shares dip as jittery investors lose bottle before expected strong earnings February 21, 2024 Shares in chip designer Nvidia are in the red in pre-market trading as jittery investors secure some gains ahead of the firm's earnings.
FTSE 100: What’s moving markets today? February 21, 2024 Asian shares follow Wall Street's decline, HSBC's full-year profit soars by 78%, Walmart hits a record high; investors await the Fed minutes and tech darling Nvidia’s earnings report for market direction.
Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today February 15, 2024 Asian markets rose in line with Wall Street's momentum. Uber, Lyft, and Nvidia drove the S&P 500, while Bitcoin surpassed $52,079. Japan entered a recession, drawing attention to the UK Q4 GDP and U.S. retail sales.
Only fast fixes can save the London Stock Exchange from a 2024 exodus February 9, 2024 The London Stock Exchange has been bruised and battered over the past two years. James Ashton, CEO of the Quoted Companies Alliance, warns the Chancellor the time is now for action
Sports tech: Why super Speedo is making a splash yet again February 8, 2024 Speedo is no stranger to revolutionary tech. But 15 years on since the ban of a race suit they produced that was deemed “technical doping”, they’re back with a new bit of space age tech that could change the swimming world. Matt Hardy takes a deep dive. Pharmaceutical doping has been at the heart of [...]
Taylor Swift threatens legal action against student who tracks private jets: ‘Her team thinks they can control the world’ February 7, 2024 Music icon Taylor Swift has threatened legal action against a US student over his social media accounts that track flights of celebrities’ private jets, including hers. Jack Sweeney, who is a student at the University of Central Florida, runs social media accounts that focus on takeoffs and landings of private planes owned by wealthy and [...]