Yemen’s Houthi Red Sea attacks and fresh Jordan violence weigh on oil as Middle East unease widens January 29, 2024 Trafigura is the latest major commodity shipper to be targeted by Houthi rebels
BP faces City pressure to ditch £24bn clean energy investments for shareholders January 29, 2024 BP has been told to cut $28bn in clean energy funding by a leading activist investor
Banks lead UK firms in dividend payments after HSBC dishes out £8.4bn January 25, 2024 Banks led UK firms in dividend payments last year for the first time since the financial crisis, according to new research, on the back of interest rate hikes.
From a £600m profit to a £1bn loss: The investors who made the most from London-listed firms this year December 31, 2023 The co-founder of fintech Wise has emerged as the top gainer in London's public markets this year, with an average daily gain of over £1.6m.
A changing China: Looking ahead to commodities in 2024 December 31, 2023 Commodities face an uncertain 2024 as geopolitical and climate risks continue to grow
Treasury coffers are reaping the rewards of foreign bribery fines December 7, 2023 Over the past year something extraordinary has happened. The governments of countries in the Global South where British multinationals paid bribes and faced penalties in the UK have started demanding a fairer share of the huge criminal fines that have up to now gone to the UK Treasury. Since 2014 the Serious Fraud Office has [...]
Less is more, but not for Glencore November 20, 2023 Glencore's near-$7bn acquisition of Canadian miner Teck Resources stands at odds with its green energy goals... or does it?
Less is more, but not for Glencore November 20, 2023 For Glencore, ‘no’ wasn’t an option in its pursuit of Teck’s coal operations. But how will this acquisition look in a world seeking a greener future?
UK dividend growth lags as Europe on track for record payouts November 15, 2023 Payouts in the UK saw minor underlying growth in the third quarter, held back by sharp cuts in the mining sector.
FTSE 100 close: Midcap index storms up nearly 3.5 per cent and pound surges after US inflation data November 14, 2023 London's FTSE 100 was flat in early trading on Tuesday as investors mulled fresh jobs data showing higher-than-expected wage growth.