Sterling climbs to three-week high on interest rate call and US job slowdown November 3, 2023 Sterling picked up ground against the dollar also after data showing U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in October
Business outlook optimism ‘lowest’ this year as employment levels continue on downward trend November 3, 2023 Business activity is subsiding for the third month in a row amid economic headwinds.
FTSE 100 close: London dips after disappointing US jobs data while 250 continues strong run November 3, 2023 FTSE 250, which is an index more aligned with the UK domestic market, was one cent up following the open, sitting handsomely at 17,945.48.
Apple shares slide after forecasting iPads are no longer a Christmas must have November 3, 2023 Apple’s latest earnings report revealed a sales forecast for the upcoming Christmas quarter that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, primarily due to sluggish demand for iPads and wearables, causing its shares to drop over 3% in after-hours trading. While the tech giant managed to exceed analysts’ expectations for its fourth-quarter earnings in terms of [...]
US economy: Investors encouraged as drop in Treasury yields helps curb inflation November 3, 2023 The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 564 points, or 1.7 per cent, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.8 per cent.
Big Four banks bag extra £6.5bn from past interest rate hikes amid profiteering concerns November 2, 2023 The UK’s four biggest banks have collectively made an extra £6.5bn this year off the back of past interest rate hikes, says new analysis.
Mortgage markets stabilising, reckon OneSavings Bank, as CFO departs November 2, 2023 FTSE 250 OneSavings Bank (OSB) Group announced that its chief financial officer was stepping down after more than 11 years at the bank.
Mark Kleinman: Why Starling needs Engine to fuel IPO dream November 2, 2023 Mark Kleinman is City editor at Sky News Starling needs Engine to fuel IPO dream Companies offer myriad reasons for the departures of chief executives. Few are as downright peculiar as the one given by Starling Bank when it announced in May that founder Anne Boden was stepping down. “Now that we have grown from [...]
Let’s be honest, Larry Fink is right and we should give up on broken ESG investing November 2, 2023 ESG and green investing has found itself unable to deliver and at the heart of a culture war, writes Matthew Lesh
SMEs crushed by lack of funding as MPs scrutinise lenders on borrowing November 1, 2023 One in ten small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) that have struggled to access financing eventually folded, according to a survey of 500 business leaders, as MPs scrutinise the sector's lenders.