| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.08.2026 | World’s biggest chipmaker TSMC’s sales surge 45% amid buoyant AI demand | TSMC reported revenue for July of 467.58 billion New Taiwan dollars ($14.5 billion), up 44.7% year on year.
The group makes chips for Big Tech customers like Nvidia and Google, so the firm’s financial figures are closely watched as a sign o... |
| 30.07.2026 | Shell posts best quarterly profit in four years as Iran war boosts oil and gas prices | Shell reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit, benefitting from wartime fossil fuel prices.
The London-listed company posted adjusted earnings of $9.84 billion for the April to June period, comfortably beating analyst expectat... |
| 30.07.2026 | Meta sinks 8%, continuing record losing streak, while Microsoft jumps 15% as AI trade splits | Microsoft’s growth in its Azure and Copilot businesses signaled that its AI investments are paying off.
Meanwhile, Meta’s revenue guidance missed market expectations.
Meta’s free cash flow plunged 91% year-on-year to $784 million as it cont... |
| 28.07.2026 | Student housing giant Unite faces £400m loss amid property value slump | Unite Students has plunged to a more-than £400m loss after being hit by a £500m revaluation of its properties and “extremely challenging” building costs.
The UK’s largest student landlord slumped to a £417m pre-tax loss in the six months to... |
| 23.07.2026 | Tesla and Alphabet shares slump as AI spending concerns spook investors | Both Tesla and Alphabet signaled higher spending as they invest in artificial intelligence.
There were signs that some of Google’s investments were beginning to pay off, with its cloud revenue jumping 82% year-on-year in the second quarter.... |
| 23.07.2026 | Traders see September rate hike as European Central Bank mulls energy price spike | The European Central Bank held rates on Thursday.
But the bank anticipates inflation to remain “well above target” The until the first half of 2027.
Traders are already anticipating a rate hike in September.
The European Central Bank voted ... |
| 21.07.2026 | As it happened: Stocks rally as defence shares surge on John Healey as Chancellor | Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog.
It’s Tuesday and the markets have been adjusting to the first full day of Andy Burnham’s Labour government.
Burnham shocked Westminster and the City on Monday evening when he appointed John Hea... |
| 24.06.2026 | UK Navigates Leadership Shift Amid Economic Headwinds and Tech Push | The UK charts a new course. Andy Burnham assumes the premiership. Markets eye his fiscal strategies. Economic headwinds persist. Brexit's long-term impacts surface. Retailers battle online giants. Government targets outsourcing, consumer fr... |
| 24.06.2026 | UK Political Earthquake: Burnham Rises, Markets Brace for Populist Storm | Britain faces a dramatic political shift. Keir Starmer's premiership ended abruptly. Andy Burnham now ascends to Downing Street, likely uncontested. This rapid transition initially calmed bond markets. Investors avoided the turbulence of a ... |
| 22.06.2026 | Speed or stability? Bond markets strap in for Andy Burnham coronation | City bond traders are strapping in for a “jumpy” ride as Andy Burnham looks set to cruise into Downing Street uncontested – even if a coronation helps head off the worst volatility, analysts have said.
The former Manchester Mayor’s bid for ... |
| 19.06.2026 | UK government borrowing overshoots expectations on day Burnham elected | UK government borrowing jumped higher than expected than expected in May, official data has shown, with Andy Burnham’s win in Makerfield now setting up a potential shift in public finance forecasts.
The Office for National Statistics said t... |
| 15.06.2026 | Investors ‘reluctant’ to splash cash on UK banks amid crisis in Number 10 | UK banks’ stock prices are being slapped with a political risk premium, City analysts have warned, as turmoil in Downing Street threatens to rock the sector.
The FTSE 350 bank index has had a choppy start to the year with financial stocks f... |
| 10.06.2026 | Workspace slashes dividend as profit plummets amid new boss’ shake-up | Real estate group Workspace slashed its dividend in the latest financial year as the firm plunged to a hefty loss.
The FTSE 250 company posted a £120.5m loss before tax, from £5.4m last year, which was driven by nearly £160m in write-downs ... |
| 30.05.2026 | European defense stocks are cooling off after the military spending boom. Here’s what’s next | Defense stocks in Europe have struggled in 2026 against the broader index.
Analysts see 2026 as a period of consolidation in which investors have become more selective on winners.
Lofty expectations are already baked in to companies’ share ... |
| 27.05.2026 | BP chair Manifold hits back at ‘false’ misconduct claims | BP’s ousted chair has hit back at the group’s decision to fire him over governance issues, launching a robust defence of his short-lived tenure on the supermajor’s board and rejecting the “false narrative” surrounding his sudden departure.
... |
| 22.05.2026 | Rachel Reeves oversees borrowing spike as benefits spending offsets tax haul | Rachel Reeves oversaw a surge in borrowing in the first month of the financial year as April’s figures hit the highest since 2020 on higher benefit spend.
Government borrowing – which marks the difference between total public sector spendin... |
| 20.05.2026 | Experian and Relx fall as City unease over AI impact outweighs buyback billions | Shares in Experian hit the bottom of the FTSE 100 in morning trade, with the City underwhelmed by what the credit checking giant called a “record year” and news of a fresh $1bn capital return.
It did not look like enough to dispel fears ove... |
| 12.05.2026 | Behind Big Oil’s first-quarter beat: The quiet rise of trading desks | Oil and gas giants benefited significantly from their trading desks through the first quarter.
These units are specialized divisions that buy, sell and transport physical oil and gas while managing price risks.
Analysts said trading contrib... |
| 12.05.2026 | Bond market rounds on Rayner’s economic platform | Angela Rayner’s economic response to the Labour party’s bruising local elections defeat would trigger a sell-off in UK governments debt at a time when Britain’s borrowing costs are already at multi-decade highs, bond investors and analysts ... |
| 07.05.2026 | Shell tops profit estimates as Iran war boosts oil price, cuts share buybacks | Oil giant Shell posted bumper profit of $6.92 billion through the first quarter as the Iran war sent fossil fuel prices soaring.
The London-listed energy major cut the pace of its quarterly buyback to $3 billion, down from $3.5 billion.
The... |
| 02.04.2026 | Consumer Giants Reshape: Unilever-McCormick Deal Signals New Era | Unilever’s food division merges with spice giant McCormick. This creates a $65 billion flavor powerhouse. Unilever shifts focus to high-growth beauty and personal care. The move signals a critical industry transformation. Consumer goods com... |
| 31.03.2026 | Marmite maker Unilever creates food empire in $45bn merger | Unilever has sealed a $45bn merger of its food brands with US spice and seasoning giant McCormick, forging a $60bn food empire in which the London-based firm holds a majority stake.
Unilever and its shareholders will own 65 per cent in the ... |
| 26.03.2026 | A Google AI breakthrough is pressuring memory chip stocks from Samsung to Micron | Google said this week that its research on a new compression method could reduce the amount of memory required to run large language models by six times.
SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron shares fell as investors fear fewer memory chips may be r... |
| 24.03.2026 | European stocks dip as Iran war uncertainty lingers | Shares listed in Europe dipped on Tuesday, as uncertainty around a resolution to the Iran war weighed on sentiment.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.3% in mid-afternoon trade, with sectors mixed and major regional bourses oscillating a... |
| 21.03.2026 | Unilever Pursues Food Business Sale, Eyes Focused Future | Unilever signals a monumental shift. The global consumer goods giant moves to divest its expansive food business. This strategic pivot redefines its core identity. McCormick, a prominent US seasoning manufacturer, is deep in acquisition tal... |
| 20.03.2026 | Banks eye three ECB rate hikes this year as former Governor says he sees no stagflation — yet | J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Barclays all revised their forecasts on Thursday, anticipating future interest rate hikes.
Markets are currently pricing in around a 50% chance of an ECB hike in April, according to LSEG data.
The war in Iran... |
| 20.03.2026 | Unilever food spin off gets marmite reception | Unilever’s talks over selling its food business has been met with a marmite reception as analysts warned a deal may not pay off until the long-term.
The FTSE 100 giant said on Friday it is in talks with US spice and seasoning maker McCormic... |
| 23.02.2026 | UK Inflation Plummets, Fueling March Rate Cut Speculation | UK inflation data showed a significant decline in January. Consumer prices rose by 3.0 percent, marking the slowest pace in nearly a year. This crucial development intensifies expectations for a Bank of England interest rate cut in March. T... |
| 18.02.2026 | Inflation eases to three per cent boosting interest rate cut hopes | Inflation fell to its lowest level in nearly a year last month, new figures show, giving a further boost to hopes that the Bank of England will cut interest rates in March.
The headline rate dipped to 3.0 per cent in January, according to t... |
| 17.02.2026 | Unemployment hits post-pandemic high as wage growth slips | The labour market continued to loosen in the final quarter of last year, official figures show, with wage growth easing and unemployment climbing steadily higher.
The rate of joblessness crept up to 5.2 per cent between October and December... |
| 12.02.2026 | Google’s 100-year bond ‘plays into’ AI bubble fears | A rare 100-year bond issued by the owner of Google will compound fears that tech firms’ historic debt-fuelled capital expenditure is evidence of an AI bubble. But, this is a shot in the arm for the UK’s stuttering credit market, analyst hav... |
| 11.02.2026 | Big Tech Unleashes Trillion-Dollar AI Spending Wave, Alphabet Leads | Big Tech commits over $650 billion to AI infrastructure in 2026. Alphabet spearheads this surge with up to $185 billion, doubling prior year spending. Firms increasingly tap debt markets, as seen in Alphabet’s multi-currency bond sales, inc... |
| 10.02.2026 | BP suspends share buyback plan in fresh sign of oil price pressure | BP on Tuesday said the board decided to suspend the share buyback and fully allocate excess cash “to accelerate strengthening” of its balance sheet.
The British energy major posted fourth-quarter profit in line with analyst expectations, am... |
| 07.02.2026 | BigTech потратит на ИИ $650 млрд — больше ВВП Швейцарии | Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft и Meta* (признана экстремистской и запрещена в РФ) суммарно потратят на дата-центры и ИИ-инфраструктуру около $650 млрд в 2026 году — на 60–74% больше, чем в прошлом. Каждая из четырех компаний по отдельности пре... |
| 06.02.2026 | Amazon leads Big Tech’s $1 trillion wipeout as AI bubble fears ignite sell-off | Big Tech companies have seen more than $1 trillion wiped from their stocks, with Amazon leading the pack in losses, according to FactSet data.
Fears over AI spending sparked the sell-off.
Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, Meta, Amazon and Alphabet... |
| 04.02.2026 | Global software stocks hit by Anthropic wake-up call on AI disruption | (Fixes garble in lead)
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“All innovation means there is going to be disruption at some point, and we appear to be at a significant point in that journey for software and IT services companies," said Ben Bar... |
| 04.02.2026 | Oil giants brace for a bruising earnings season — with shareholder returns at risk | Weaker crude prices have ramped up the pressure on Big Oil’s commitment to allocating cash to shareholders.
Norway’s Equinor, France’s TotalEnergies, and Britain’s Shell and BP are all expected to report fourth-quarter earnings over the com... |
| 04.02.2026 | AMD’s AI push gathers pace behind Nvidia | Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) delivered another quarter of rapid growth, beating Wall Street forecasts on both revenue and earnings. Yet its shares tumbled as investors weighed what the numbers mean in a market still dominated by chip giant ... |
| 21.01.2026 | Bank bosses brace for interrogation in FTSE 100 lenders’ earnings season | Britain’s banking heavyweights are gearing up to report full-year earnings with top bosses set to face the crunch on the progress of their overhaul strategies.
Lloyds chief Charlie Nunn will be the first of the City’s top bankers to go unde... |
| 13.01.2026 | Scottish higher earners at risk of being hammered with more tax | Higher earners in Scotland could pay over £1,000 more in extra tax, as the Scottish Finance Secretary copies Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget playbook.
Finance Secretary Shona Robison opted to raise the tax threshold for both basic and intermed... |
| 07.01.2026 | Trump torpor: What explains markets’ muted response to Venezuela and Greenland? | It is understandable that of the dozens of 2026 market outlook papers published by banks and analysts last month, not one predicted that Venezuela’s autocratic leader, Nicolas Maduro, would be captured in a historic overnight raid just thre... |
| 06.01.2026 | Memory chip giants spark global semiconductor rally as shortages stoke price hikes | Memory giants Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung have led a rally in semiconductor stocks this year.
Memory prices surged in 2025 and are likely to increase further in 2026 as demand for these chips which are crucial for AI continues to rise.
The... |
| 25.12.2025 | Monetizers vs manufacturers: How the AI market could splinter in 2026 | Investors have piled into AI names this year but the market could split into segments in 2026.
The rollercoaster of tech sell-offs and rallies in the fourth quarter could be early signs of differentiation.
AI infrastructure companies are ti... |
| 20.12.2025 | BP Installs New CEO, Solidifying Return to Fossil Fuel Core | BP announces Meg O'Neill as its new CEO, the fourth executive change in six years. Murray Auchincloss has departed. This leadership shift underscores a firm pivot back to core oil and gas, prioritizing profitability and a "back-to-basi... |
| 19.12.2025 | UK government borrowing overshoots expectations in November | UK government borrowing exceeded expectations in November but still fell year-on-year after tax receipts surged following Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget.
The latest release from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed public sec... |
| 18.12.2025 | BP names new CEO — its fourth in 6 years | British oil giant BP has appointed its fourth CEO in six years.
Murray Auchincloss has stepped down after less than two years in the role.
Shares initially extended gains Thursday before moving into negative territory.
BP has appointed Wood... |
| 27.11.2025 | Banks keep up their end of Rachel Reeves’ tax bargain | The banking industry has given Rachel Reeves some much-needed ammunition as she attempts to defend her tax-heavy Autumn Budget.
After being spared from a highly-anticipated cash grab, a fleet of banks announced a fresh pump of capital in th... |
| 13.11.2025 | Persimmon makes progress despite Budget uncertainty | London-listed housebuilder Persimmon has made steady progress this year, despite a variety of macroeconomic headwinds.
Forward sales have risen 15 per cent since July 1 to £2.79bn, with three-quarters of forward sales being private.
Just ov... |
| 13.11.2025 | Leadership spat sends jitters through bond markets | Jitters coursed through UK bond markets on Wednesday after a leadership crisis engulfing the Labour government triggered a jump in gilt yields, leading investors to warn that more political instability risked exacerbating the ‘moron premium... |
| 11.11.2025 | Who is ‘Drastic Dave’, the man sent to save Diageo? | Diageo shareholders breathed a sigh of relief this morning after the FTSE 100 drinks giant unveiled the appointment of its new chief executive, Sir Dave Lewis.
Shares rose 7.5 per cent in morning trading to 1,856 pence following the selecti... |
| 05.11.2025 | OpenAI’s new Amazon deal reveals the cost of AI dominance | In the battle for AI dominance, computing power has become the new oil, and OpenAI’s $38bn (£29bn) partnership with Amazon is the latest sign of just how expensive that race has become.
The ChatGPT maker’s seven-year agreement with Amazon W... |
| 30.10.2025 | Big Tech earnings: Investors reward AI returns, punish spending spree | Wall Street was shaken up by Silicon Valley heavyweights overnight as a trio of Big Techs laid bare the cost of their AI strategies.
Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft all reported earnings after the bell on Wednesday, offering investors a glimps... |
| 30.10.2025 | Oil giant Shell launches another $3.5 billion share buyback as profit beats expectations | Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit, citing a robust operational performance.
The London-listed company launched another $3.5 billion in share buybacks over the next three months.
Shell’s shares have climb... |
| 30.10.2025 | Is Next still a bellwether for the UK high street? | Next sailed past its projected sales figures this Autumn, the high street stalwart told markets on Wednesday, despite wider issues in the UK high street.
Overall sales rose 10.5 per cent in the 13 weeks to October 25, far above guidance of ... |
| 27.10.2025 | FTSE 100 giant Natwest shares surge to 15-year high | Natwest shares rallied to a 15-year high on Monday morning after the lending giant’s post-results stock boom continued into the new week.
The FTSE 100 titan’s shares were up over one per cent in early trading to 578.60p.
It follows the grou... |
| 22.10.2025 | Netflix shares fall as Brazil tax hit ends earnings streak | Netflix’s shares dipped almost seven per cent in the wake of last night’s financial report, after the streaming giant’s strong run of quarterly earnings came to an end following a $619m (£464.8m) tax charge in Brazil dragged on third-quarte... |
| 21.10.2025 | Analysts dampen outlook for FTSE 100 banks as tax clouds gather | The UK’s top banks are gearing up for a third-quarter reporting season where all eyes will be on the Labour government’s second Autumn Budget.
Speculation of a bank tax hike has dominated chatter around the sector in recent months and eleva... |
| 21.10.2025 | UK government borrowing soars in September to highest in five years | UK government borrowing soared north of £20bn in September, official data has revealed, in another blow for Rachel Reeves as she gears up for a painful tax-raising Budget next month.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said government ... |
| 15.10.2025 | ASML looks to calm fears over 2026 growth as it warns of China sales decline | ASML continues to benefit from the AI boom with investments helping fuel orders of 5.4 billion euros ($6.28 billion) in the third quarter.
The chip giant said it does not expect 2026 total net sales to be below 2025 and will communicate fur... |
| 14.10.2025 | Unemployment rises as concerns grow for UK jobs market | The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.8 per cent in September, while the inactivity rate was 21 per cent, “largely unchanged” on the previous quarter but below levels seen a year ago.
The estimated number of vacancies in the UK also fell... |
| 23.09.2025 | Nvidia and OpenAI’s $100 billion deal sparks global chip stock rally | OpenAI plans to build and deploy Nvidia systems that require 10 gigawatts of power, which is equivalent to 4 million and 5 million graphics processing units.
Stocks including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the company that manufact... |
| 16.09.2025 | Trump’s UK state visit sparks tech investment buzz, but how realistic are the gains? | US president Donald Trump will arrive in the UK on Tuesday evening for a state visit, bringing with him a wave of attention on transatlantic tech investment.
The two-day trip, marked by royal pageantry at Windsor Castle and private talks at... |
| 05.09.2025 | Bank of England ‘under pressure’ to slow bond sales amid market tumult | The Bank of England should slow its quantitative tightening programme and stop active sales of long-dated bonds entirely in the wake of this week’s bond rout that saw the cost of long-term borrowing soar to its highest level this century, a... |
| 04.09.2025 | Alphabet shares surge to record high after Google dodges antitrust bullet | Image: Reuters
Alphabet shares closed more than 9% higher on Wednesday after a US judge ruled against breaking up the Google parent, clearing a major regulatory overhang and adding about US$210- billion to the company’s market value.
The ru... |
| 03.09.2025 | Alphabet shares surge after dodging antitrust breakup bullet | Alphabet shares closed more than 9 per cent higher on Wednesday after a U.S. judge ruled against breaking up the Google parent, clearing a major regulatory overhang and adding about $210 billion to the company's market value.
The ruling on ... |
| 03.09.2025 | Alphabet shares surge after dodging antitrust breakup bullet | Alphabet shares surge after dodging antitrust breakup bullet
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| 01.09.2025 | Wegovy trial result gives boost to Novo Nordisk amid U.S. market woes | Trial data released by Novo Nordisk showed a significant reduction in the risk of heart attack, stroke or death in certain patients on its blockbuster weight-loss treatment Wegovy, compared with drugs produced by the Danish firm’s U.S. riva... |
| 17.08.2025 | Is Perplexity’s $34.5bn bid for Google Chrome strictly a power move? | Artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited $34.5bn (£25.4bn) all-cash offer for Google’s Chrome browser, in a move that some analysts say is as much about signalling intent as it is about striking a deal.
The San... |
| 14.08.2025 | Are nicotine pouches the future of Big Tobacco? | Nicotine pouches are all the rage at the moment. Sometimes erroneously described as ‘snus’ – this only refers to tobacco-based products – the pouches are mainstay of Square Mile pubs, start-up offices and even Premier League football pitche... |
| 11.08.2025 | What Trump’s Nvidia and AMD China deal means for the world | Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay 15% of revenues from chip sales to China to the U.S. government, the White House confirmed.
Analysts said the deal is still positive for both AMD and Nvidia as they get access to a huge market.
The arrangem... |
| 08.08.2025 | KKR pushes for Assura to ditch PHP deal amid bidding war | The bidding war between private equity giant KKR and retail investor Primary Health Properties (PHP) has heated up after KKR pushed for Assura to ditch an already recommended takeover offer from the latter.
KKR’s investment vehicle Bidco – ... |
| 06.08.2025 | Disney tops earnings forecasts with streaming gains, raises guidance | Disney tops earnings forecasts with streaming gains, raises guidance
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| 05.08.2025 | BP CEO hails exploration discovery boon after surprise profit beat | BP reported underlying second-quarter net profit of $2.35 billion, comfortably beating analyst expectations.
The results come as the British oil and gas company continues to try to rebuild investor confidence.
“We’ve had tremendous explorat... |
| 04.08.2025 | FTSE 100 banks outperform but face tougher waters ahead | The FTSE 100’s banking constituents breezed through the second quarter results season as interest income remained stable and trading income soared on the back of market volatility.
The ‘Big Five’ banks of London’s flagship stock index – Bar... |
| 17.07.2025 | Ocado shares spike as grocer boosted by £750m M&S joint venture gain | Online grocer Ocado has reported significant growth in the first half of 2025, while stating its major goal is to turn cash-flow positive next year.
Its share price spiked more than 13 per cent in early trades.
Ocado told markets this morni... |
| 10.07.2025 | Mining firms power UK stocks to record high after 50% U.S. copper tariff confirmed | London-listed mining companies popped on Thursday as investors assess the impact of record-high copper prices, better Chinese data and the potential for lower U.S. interest rates.
Miners have been one of the worst performing sectors on the ... |
| 10.07.2025 | Vistry looks to ‘transformative’ government investment as profit drops | Housebuilder Vistry has reported a sharp drop in profit but expects activity to pick up later in the year as the government’s affordable homes investment filters into the market.
Vistry, which unseated Barratt as the UK’s biggest housebuild... |
| 23.06.2025 | One twist left in the PHP and KKR bidding war for Assura | The Assura bidding war between KKR and PHP looked to be sealing its final chapter on Monday – but analysts warn there could be one more twist in the saga.
Assura said on Monday it had recommended its board to accept a fresh cash offer from ... |
| 18.06.2025 | Deal fever: Banking giants plot takeovers to ramp up market share | British banking is poised for a major shake-up as top names go on the hunt for fresh acquisitions.
Lenders have been scouting new deals that would send shockwaves across the industry.
Much of the prospective dealmaking involves London lende... |
| 12.06.2025 | Tesco's Resurgence: A Giant's Grip on the UK Grocery Market | Tesco is back. The supermarket titan has tightened its grip on the UK grocery market, reclaiming its crown with impressive sales figures and strategic maneuvers. The latest first-quarter results reveal a 5.9% increase in food sales and a 6.... |
| 12.06.2025 | Tesco is tightening its grip on the UK supermarket crown | Tesco has boosted market share again as it outperforms peers in the ever-more competitive UK grocery space.
In its first-quarter results this morning, the supermarket giant reported a 5.9 per cent uplift in food sales and a 6.2 per cent ris... |
| 11.06.2025 | Elon Musk says his Trump attacks “went too far” | Elon Musk said on Wednesday he regrets a series of social media posts attacking US President Donald Trump, suggesting a potential truce in what had become one of the most volatile public splats between two of the Republican party’s most pow... |
| 23.05.2025 | Cybersecurity's New Frontier: The AI Revolution and Its Impact on Palo Alto Networks | In the digital age, cybersecurity is not just a necessity; it’s a lifeline. Recent high-profile breaches in the UK, particularly involving retail giants like Marks and Spencer, have thrust cybersecurity back into the spotlight. Palo Alto Ne... |
| 23.05.2025 | Trump threatens Apple with 25 per cent tariff on iPhones | President Donald Trump issued a warning to Apple on Friday, threatening a 25 per cent tariff on iPhone sales made outside the US.
In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhones t... |
| 22.05.2025 | Palo Alto rallies on M&S hacks, but earnings fail to woo investors | A spate of high profile cyber incidents on British retailers, including Co-op, Harrods, and most notably, Marks and Spencer, has placed cybersecurity spend back in the limelight – and Palo Alto is reaping the costs.
Yet, investors are diges... |
| 22.05.2025 | Government slammed over digital safety, as MPs demand tougher screen time controls | The UK government has come under fire from education leaders and MPs after issuing what has been branded a “disappointing” and “lacking urgency” response to calls for tighter regulation around children’s screen time and digital safety.
The ... |
| 21.05.2025 | HSBC UK to slash bonuses for staff not turning up to office | HSBC has told its UK-based retail workers that failing to show up to the office could see their bonuses slashed.
Europe’s biggest bank informed staff in the retail and domestic commercial arm that if they are not following the firm’s three-... |
| 20.05.2025 | Is HSBC turning its back on Europe? | When Georges Elhedery took the helm at HSBC, he wasted no time making his mark on the firm.
Elhedery plotted a “simpler, more dynamic and agile organisation” in his sweeping restructure first announced in October 2024.
One significant chang... |
| 19.05.2025 | KKR lashes out against PHP in Assura bidding war | Private equity giant KKR has lashed out against rival PHP in its bidding war for GP landlord Assura, arguing that a takeover by its competitor would risk scrutiny from the regulator.
In a stock exchange notice this morning, KKR argued that ... |
| 19.05.2025 | Splitting the G: Is Diageo gearing up to sell off Guinness? | Drinks giant Diageo has announced a huge cost-savings programme which may see it shed brands and jobs.
In an update to markets this morning, the Guinness and Johnnie Walker owner said it planned to save $500m (£373m) over the next three yea... |
| 07.05.2025 | Trump tariffs and export curbs on China cast a cloud over major chip stocks | Chip companies from AMD to Super Micro said U.S. tariff policy and export restrictions to China have caused uncertainty for their businesses.
Marvell postponed a previously scheduled investor day due to the “current uncertain macroeconomic ... |
| 07.05.2025 | Quilter Cheviot Europe confirms takeover of GillenMarkets | Quilter Cheviot Europe Limited (QCE) has confirmed it has acquired Dublin-based investment advisory firm GillenMarkets.
QCE is the Irish subsidiary of wealth manager Quilter Cheviot, which manages close to €140bn, while GillenMarkets was fo... |
| 14.04.2025 | What’s going on with Trump’s tech tariffs? | This weekend, investors got a rare gift from the Trump administration, under the form of a tech tariff reprieve. Or so they thought.
True to Trump-era form, the relief came wrapped in mixed messages and policy pivots, causing enough confusi... |
| 10.04.2025 | The penalties on 47 countries that could see the price of an iPhone soar | The iPhone could soar in price as the device gets caught in the crosshairs of Donald Trump’s tariff war, write Ryan Hooper and Ben Green.
Nothing encapsulates the dispute better than the phone, with 47 countries involved in making the devic... |
| 09.04.2025 | Astrazeneca, BP, HSBC: The FTSE 100 stocks hit by Trump and China’s trade war | The global trade war has kicked into a new gear and it’s bad news for some of the FTSE 100’s biggest firms.
Numerous giants on the UK’s flagship index have significant exposure to Asia and more importantly one of Trumps biggest targets – Ch... |
| 08.04.2025 | The Rise of Deepfake Scams: A New Frontier in Fraud | In the digital age, deception has taken on a new face. Deepfake technology, once a novelty, has become a weapon in the hands of scammers. A recent incident in Singapore illustrates this alarming trend. A finance director nearly lost over $4... |
| 08.04.2025 | Cryptocurrencies in Turmoil: Bitcoin's Rollercoaster Ride Amid Global Trade Wars | The cryptocurrency market is a wild beast, unpredictable and often volatile. Recently, Bitcoin, the king of cryptocurrencies, experienced a dramatic drop, plunging to $74,000 before clawing its way back up. This sudden dip was not just a hi... |
| 07.04.2025 | HSBC and Standard Chartered shares sink as ‘outsized’ Asian tariffs bite | Shares in banking giants HSBC and Standard Chartered have taken a significant hit as the global trade war ramps up.
HSBC was down nearly three per cent in early trading on Monday. The lender’s losses in the last five days have now topped 15... |
| 04.04.2025 | Tariff Turmoil: Banks in the Crosshairs of Economic Uncertainty | The financial landscape is shifting. Tariffs are the storm clouds gathering on the horizon. Recent announcements from the Trump administration have sent shockwaves through global markets. The FTSE 100, a barometer of the UK economy, has tak... |
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