The UK blue chip index moves higher despite continuing concerns over inflation, energy and supply chain issues FTSE 100 adds 65 points Brent crude slips back AstraZeneca climbs after deal 11.14am: Weaker pound helps overseas earners Despite the strength in the leading index, there are still plenty of …
Read More »FTSE 100 upbeat with Next PLC at a new high, as investors shrug off global concerns, but Royal Mail PLC hit by downgrade
The UK blue chip index moves higher despite continuing concerns over inflation, energy and supply chain issues FTSE 100 adds 65 points Brent crude slips back AstraZeneca climbs after deal 11.14am: Weaker pound helps overseas earners Despite the strength in the leading index, there are still plenty of …
Read More »Tech rebound lifts European stocks, chipmakers jump
(Reuters) -European stocks rose on Wednesday after one of the worst market routs this year, with investors picking up beaten-down shares of technology sector, while chip equipment maker ASML gained on upbeat earnings forecast. The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, …
Read More »FTSE shrugs off sell-off in US and Asia
The FTSE 100 was off to a solid start on Wednesday morning, up by 0.72% at the time of writing at 7,078.80. “If investing is often about climbing a wall of worry, then market participants arguably face the equivalent of the Matterhorn right now but on Wednesday investors seemed to …
Read More »European markets react as U.S. sees rate induced sell-off
LONDON — European stocks advanced on Wednesday, looking to shrug off market nerves after a rate-induced sell-off in the U.S. in the previous session. The pan-European Stoxx 600 climbed 0.8% in early trade, with retail stocks adding 1.2% to lead gains while oil and gas stocks dropped 0.8%. Europe investors …
Read More »Royal Mail Outperforms US Growth Market As Investors Ask: ‘What Now?’
The research from eToro found that Royal Mail was the UK’s best-performing large-cap stock over the past year and offered investors more than double the returns of Alphabet, four times that of Microsoft and over ten-fold the performance of Netflix. However, the data does not include the even more impressive …
Read More »Portland lorry driver left ‘frustrated’ as HGV licence remains pending with DVLA
AN EXPERIENCED articulated lorry driver from Portland claims he’s been left waiting almost nine weeks for his licence renewal to be processed – at a time when the UK is gripped with a fuel crisis due to a lack of HGV drivers. Jeffrey Oliver, aged 57, from Haylands, said he …
Read More »Gigi Hadid makes the streets of Paris green with envy as she heads out for Paris Fashion Week
Gigi Hadid wears stylish all-green blazer and trousers as she leaves the Royal Monceau hotel in Paris during fashion week By Gabriella Ferlita For Mailonline Published: 14:53, 28 September 2021 | Updated: 17:08, 28 September 2021 Gigi Hadid wore a striking all-green ensemble when she was pictured leaving the Royal …
Read More »The Royal Mail share price is up 96% in the past year. Have I missed the boat?
The Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) share price has nearly doubled since this time last year. In September 2020, it was at 240p. Then increased demand for its services saw the share price hit a high of 606p on 8 June, before slipping by 22% to 472p today. So does this …
Read More »Largest UK courier: Amazon Logistics says Pitney Bowes Shipping Index
Pitney Bowes today released the new Parcel Shipping Index featuring 2020 data from 13 major markets around the world with Amazon revealed to be the the largest UK courier. The Index finds global parcel volume reached 131.2 billion in 2020, equating to 4160 parcels shipped per second – an increase …
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