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Wall Street stocks were mostly lower early on Monday as traders braced for another earnings-heavy week. As of 1545 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.01% at 33,812.01, while the S&P 500 lost 0.14% to 4,127.68 and the Nasdaq Composite came out the gate 0.54% weaker at 12,007.87. …

(Alliance News) – Workers at International Distributions Services PLC’s Royal Mail will hold a series of meetings on Tuesday to vote on whether they have confidence in the company’s chief executive ahead of fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Communication Workers Union is organising …

London stocks rose in early trade on Friday after the US Senate approved a deal to raise the debt ceiling, but gains were unspectacular as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,097.63. Richard Hunter, head …

European shares put in a modest bounce on Wednesday, with both stocks and bonds finding a bid following the steep losses seen in the previous session. “Stocks are in rebound mode today after Tuesday’s drop, as some of the stagflation concerns ease and bargain hunters pile in,” said IG chief …

London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday despite the imposition of a third national lockdown in England, as investors eyed a statement from Chancellor Rishi Sunak on a fresh business support package. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 6,609.84, faring well considering England was set …

Royal Mail went under offer to sell the slice of its former depot in Nine Elms – known as Plot A – last July, when Quadrant secured the deal ahead of rival bids from the likes of MiddleCap, among other investors. The transaction is Royal Mail’s latest sale on the …

Wall Street futures were pointing to a mixed session ahead of the bell on Friday following the previous session’s tech bloodbath and ahead of the newest edition of the Labor Department‘s closely watched non-farm payrolls report. As of 1230 BST, Dow Jones futures were up 0.22%, while S&P 500 and …

At home, foreign trade data for November are scheduled to be published on Monday, followed by readings on consumer prices and retail sales in December set to follow on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. Investors will be scrutinising those reports for further signs of weakness which might cement expectations in financial …

Survey results due out on Monday for factory sector conditions in China, the UK, US and euro area will set the tone for trading over the remainder of the week, with investors keen for the most up-to-date readings possible. They will be followed later in the week, on Wednesday, by …