MARKET REPORT: FTSE 100 has best-ever start to a year, and Wall Street opens at record high, as hopes for a rally in 2021 grow By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 Just by looking at the stock market, one could be … Read more
Airline stocks plunged as travel bans were introduced following the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus. On a bleak day for investors that saw the FTSE100 dive 1.7 per cent, or 112.86 points, to 6416.32, shares in British Airways owner IAG fell 8 per cent, or 12.45p, to 143.9p. Easyjet was down 7.2 per … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Shine comes off gold as latest rollout of Covid vaccines boosts hopes markets will stabilise and economic recovery is on the way By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:24 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 22:43 GMT, 14 December 2020 The shine came off gold prices as the latest rollout of … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Cineworld shares take a pummelling after Warner Bros unveils plans to debut films online and in theatres at the same time next year By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 December 2020 Cineworld shares took a pummelling after Warner Bros unveiled plans … Read more
In a time of furlough, mass job cuts in many industries and the prospect of a double-dip recession, a lot has been stacked against recruitment firms. Small-cap group Sthree is among the many companies that have been braced for the worst. But Sthree gave the market a pleasant surprise by raising its profit outlook yesterday … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Galliford Try building expectations up again after announcing it expects to return to profit this year By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 Galliford Try is building expectations up again after announcing it expects to return to profit this year. … Read more
The FTSE 100 has suffered its worst month since March as fears of a second wave shook investor confidence. Britain’s index of leading companies has slid by 282 points throughout October – most notably over the last week, as coronavirus cases have shot up and countries around Europe have begun to impose strict new lockdowns. … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Watching sport in the pub with friends is a distant memory, and BT is feeling the pinch as it usually benefits from beer-fuelled past-times By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 GMT, 29 October 2020 | Updated: 22:40 GMT, 29 October 2020 Being able to go to the pub and watch … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Rolls-Royce shareholders back British engineer’s £2bn cash call, throwing it a lifeline as its tries to survive coronavirus crisis By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 00:37 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 00:37 GMT, 28 October 2020 Rolls-Royce shareholders have backed the British engineer’s £2bn cash call, throwing it a lifeline … Read more
Global markets were plunged into turmoil as Covid cases surged in Europe and the US. Wall Street followed European indexes into the red as fears rose that spiking infection rates will lead to tougher restrictions, piling more pressure onto damaged economies and killing off more businesses. The Dow Jones fell by 2.3 per cent, while … Read more