London’s FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 7,257.43 in afternoon trade on Monday. Vodafone and BT Group rallied after private equity firm KKR made a $12bn takeover approach to Telecom Italia. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: “There has been a lot of speculation about a possible takeover …
Read More »Rally held to protect the Post Office held in Royal Oak
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – From Washington to Royal Oak — people rallied to demand Congress do something to protect the Post Office. People from all over Metro Detroit protested in Royal Oak Saturday. They said not only is the Post Office essential for democracy in November, but also to their …
Read More »FTSE 250 movers: Moneysupermarket extends rally, Hochschild tracks seven-year high in gold
Shareholders in Moneysupermarket.com were ‘in the money’ on Thursday after the price comparison website said that its full-year pre-tax profit rose to £116m from £106.9m in 2018, thanks to strong showings from both its home services and insurance units. So with basic earnings per share ahead by 9% to 17.7p, …
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