Stock market today: Global shares mixed after Wall Street's lull stretches to a 2nd day

apnews.com World shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street’s lull stretched into a second day, with Chinese benchmarks rising after China reported better-than-expected trade…

Hang Seng Lifted by Property, Data Boosts; Tech Drags on Nikkei

asiafinancial.com Asia’s major stock indexes experienced contrasting fortunes on Thursday as policy boosts in China helped in some corners while a tech stocks droop hindered in others. Shares…

BBGI Acquires Shares for Incentive Plans

tipranks.com BBGI Shs Ordinary (GB:BBGI) has released an update. BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A., a FTSE 250 infrastructure investment company, has announced th...

The U.K.’s FTSE Is Recovering After Many Dismal Years

forbes.com The U.K.’s FTSE 100 has been a dozy broken market for a generation. It never recovered its footing after the dotcom crash and has been trading sideways ever since. Compared…

Oil services company John Wood Group rejects £1.4bn takeover offer

theguardian.com The British oil services company John Wood Group has rejected a £1.4bn takeover offer from a Dubai-based rival, Sidara, which “fundamentally undervalued” the company.…

Stock Market Today: Stocks mixed, Dow eyes best run since December

thestreet.com Check back for updates throughout the trading day U.S. equity futures edged lower in early Wednesday trading, while Treasury bond yields bumped higher into the start of the…

Nikkei Slips on Rates Uncertainty, Property Drags on Hang Seng

asiafinancial.com Asian stocks went into reverse on Wednesday, with investors unnerved over mixed signals on US interest rates and contradictory data coming out of the world’s biggest…

Asia stocks slip, dollar climbs as Fed rate path pondered

aol.com May 8, 2024 at 2:05 AM TOKYO (Reuters) -Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday, while the dollar climbed despite lower U.S. Treasury yields as markets assessed mixed signals from…

More women are getting onto corporate boards. Good

economist.com WOMEN MAKE up half of humankind, and it is reasonable for representative institutions such as corporate boards to reflect this. In 2022 the European Parliament ruled that at…

Europe risks losing its biggest oil companies to America

aol.com Two of Europe’s biggest oil companies, Shell and TotalEnergies, are considering abandoning their stock exchanges for Wall Street in a move that would deal a hammer blow to…

Asian Markets Mixed, European Stocks Gain

barrons.com Asian stock markets diverged on Tuesday, while European equities rose as investors continue to assess the chances for global interest-rate cuts. South Korea’s KOSPI…

European markets set to rise with global sentiment remaining stable after U.S. jobs data

cnbc.com LONDON — European markets are set to advance Monday as traders continue to assess the possibility of rate cuts after softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data. The French CAC 40…

BP shareholders expect it to scale back climate target

ft.com FTSE 100 group is unique in maintaining commitment to cut both oil and gas production

Ahead in the Markets: The BoE's rate decision, UBS, and ARM earnings

euronews.com This week, all eyes will be on the Bank of England's (BoE) rate decision, along with the release of quarterly earnings reports from major companies including UBS and BP.…

Pivot podcast host Scott Galloway: ‘Tech bros conflate luck with talent’

theguardian.com Scott Galloway is an American professor of marketing at New York University Stern school of Business. He has founded and sold several tech firms, and served on the board of…

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies after hiring shows welcome signs of cooling

apnews.com Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading Friday with the best day for the stock market in over two months, as traders welcomed cooler-than-expected U.S. employment data…

Chasing Social Media Algorithms Is Out

entrepreneur.com Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Anyone else tired of playing the social media game? Recently, I've been feeling overwhelmed with the…

Glencore may trigger bidding war for mining rival Anglo American

theguardian.com The mining company Glencore is considering making a takeover offer for Anglo American that could trigger a multibillion-pound bidding war for the company, according to…

European Trading Ends Week on a High Note With London Stocks at Records

barrons.com European investors took cues from their American peers on Friday, set to end the week on a high note after a rally on Wall Street on Thursday that has lifted global…

Hang Seng Boosted by Tech, Policy Promises; Nikkei Closed

asiafinancial.com Asian stocks rallied on the week’s final day of trading, led by a tech surge in Hong Kong and a turnaround in the yen’s fortunes. Shares across the region surged to their…

Stock market today: World shares advance ahead of key US jobs report

aol.com European and Asian shares were mostly higher Friday ahead of a report on U.S. employment that is expected to show the economy remains strong despite a prolonged bout of high…

London Continues to Lead European Stocks Higher With FTSE 100 at Record Levels

barrons.com London stocks continued their recent outperformance on Thursday, leading the pack higher in generally upbeat European trading, as the U.K. equity benchmark pushed further…

Stock Market Today: Stocks gain as Powell nixes rate hikes; Apple on deck

thestreet.com Check back for updates throughout the day U.S. equity futures moved higher Thursday, while the dollar slipped against its global peers and Treasury yields steadied, as…

Hang Seng Jumps on Tech Bets, Yen Rally Weighs on Nikkei

asiafinancial.com Asian shares, for the most part, advanced on Thursday after the US Fed quashed fears of more interest rate hikes, with tech stocks across the region leading the way. But…

At 3-0 to the Brilos, the boardroom pay game has changed forever

theguardian.com Our performance has been so bad that we must pay our executives more. If this corporate pitch for an increase in top-level rewards strikes you as laughably unconvincing,…

United Kingdom’s FTSE 100: Reversion Or Dead Cat Bounce?

forbes.com In the market it is often hard to see the wood for the trees. However, a really long-term view is a good place to start. The current perspective is that the U.K. market is a…

Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles in premarket ahead of Fed's interest rate decision

abcnews.go.com U.S. markets are on track to continue their recent slide after closing out their worst month since September By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press and MATT OTT Associated Press…

Nikkei Slips as Edgy Investors Wait on Fed, Hang Seng Closed

asiafinancial.com Asian markets slipped on Wednesday with investors nervous ahead of the release of the latest crucial economic data and the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy…

Stock market today: Global stocks are mixed after Wall St tumble. Most markets close for holiday

aol.com Britain's index opened higher Wednesday while Japan and Australian markets fell, with most of the markets closed for a holiday. Meanwhile, stocks in the United States closed…

Sensodyne-maker Haleon posts tepid sales as demand for some products cools off

aol.com Consumer healthcare company Haleon reported first-quarter revenue slightly below market estimates on Wednesday, due to retailer destocking in U.S. and cooling demand for…

The U.K.’s FTSE Is Due To Get Boosted By Takeovers

forbes.com A lot of post-Covid problems have been laced at doors of supply chain problems. It’s a misleading idea because the words evoke a mechanical conveyor of goods where in fact…

Net inflows at St James’s Place drop sharply

ft.com FTSE 100 wealth manager says customers are drawing on savings to meet financial needs

London Stocks Notch New Records, Euro Zone Lags

barrons.com London stocks outperformed in European trading on Tuesday, hitting record highs, as stocks in the euro zone lagged despite upbeat economic data pointing to slowing inflation…

HSBC chief executive Noel Quinn, architect of sweeping overhaul, announces surprise departure

theglobeandmail.com HSBC chief executive Noel Quinn said on Tuesday that he plans to step down, marking the surprise departure of a hard-nosed leader who has overseen a raft of asset sales,…

Stock Market Today: Stocks slip with Fed in focus; Amazon earnings on deck

thestreet.com Check back for updates throughout the trading day U.S. equity futures edged lower Tuesday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its first monthly decline since September, as…

Stock market today: Global shares mostly rise to start a week full of earnings, Fed meeting

abcnews.go.com Global shares are trading mostly higher as investors keep their eyes on potentially market-moving reports expected later this week TOKYO -- Global shares mostly rose…

Nikkei Enjoys Post-Holiday Boost, Hang Seng Edges Higher

asiafinancial.com Asia’s major stock indexes edged ahead on Tuesday with investors hopeful ahead of the latest economic data releases, corporate earnings posts and this week’s US Federal…

Ferrexpo Announces AGM and Annual Report

tipranks.com Ferrexpo plc (GB:FXPO) has released an update. Ferrexpo plc, a leading iron ore pellet producer listed in the FTSE 250, has announced the publicati...

European Stocks Mostly Higher With London at Record High

barrons.com European stocks were mostly higher in Monday trading amid upbeat sentiment among investors globally at the start of a very busy week for markets. London’s FTSE 100 advanced…

Stock Market Today: Stocks higher with Fed, earnings and jobs data in focus

thestreet.com Check back for updates throughout the trading day U.S. equity futures edge higher Monday, while Treasury yields and the dollar eased, as investors looked to a key week on…

Hang Seng, China Stocks Gain on Property Boost; Nikkei Closed

asiafinancial.com Asian shares kicked off the week with a rally with investors optimistic ahead of another week of US rates speculation, while a policy boost for China’s ailing property…

UK house prices ‘under downward pressure’ after jump in mortgage payments

theguardian.com Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. A year and a half on from the mini-budget turmoil, UK households…

‘No one’s being honest about it’: how NHS crisis forces patients to go private

theguardian.com When Rosemary Duff heard how long she would have to wait for a hip replacement operation on the NHS, she felt she had no choice but to dip into her savings. “I waited a…

HYBE Stock Rocked by ADOR CEO Controversy, Spotify Shares Hit Highest Mark in Three Years

billboard.com HYBE was rocked by controversy this week after an audit of one of its subsidiary labels, ADOR, allegedly revealed that the label’s CEO, Min Hee-jin, “deliberately led the…

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace agrees $5.3bn sale to US private equity business

theguardian.com The Cambridge-based cybersecurity and artificial intelligence company Darktrace is likely to become the latest British technology champion to be swallowed up by a US suitor,…

Stock Market Today: Google surge powers tech as markets eye inflation data

thestreet.com Check back for updates throughout the trading day U.S. equity futures powered higher Friday, paced by outsized gains for tech heavyweights Alphabet and Microsoft, as…

UK consumers feeling more confident about finances, says NatWest boss

theguardian.com Consumer confidence is bouncing back in the UK, with people predicting a brighter financial future for the first time in two years, NatWest has said. Paul Thwaite, the…

Hang Seng Gains on Tech Earnings, Nikkei Up as BoJ Stands Firm

asiafinancial.com Asia’s major stock indexes ended the week in the green thanks to a big tech earnings-fuelled rally on Wall Street and positive forecasts for China’s markets. Google-owner…

Wall Street plunges after US inflation shock

finance.yahoo.com US stock markets plunged amid fears of stagflation in the American economy, which grew at its slowest pace in nearly two years just as inflation jumped. Shares on Wall…

CEOs are quitting at record rates, and women are twice as likely as men to leave

cnbc.com CEOs are quitting at record rates, and the small share of women at the very top are leaving the fastest. Global CEO turnover spiked in the first quarter of 2024, with 52…

BHP move to buy Anglo American threatens to hasten City exodus

theguardian.com The Australian mining company BHP has set out plans for a £31bn takeover of rival Anglo-American in a deal that threatens to hasten the exodus of Britain’s largest firms…

Shareholders back £7m pay rise for London Stock Exchange boss

theguardian.com Shareholders have voted in favour of doubling the pay packet of London Stock Exchange Group’s chief executive to £13m on the same day that fears were reignited about an…

Stock market today: Wall Street stumbles after report shows US growth slowed in the first quarter

apnews.com Stocks are tumbling after a report suggesting flagging economic growth and still-high inflation hurt hopes that have kept Wall Street high recently. A sharp drop for…

A reformed stock market would unleash Britain’s growth

ft.com Keeping growth companies onshore would boost the FTSE and the UK economy