Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown: “Global stock markets have entered the end of the week with renewed nervousness. The FTSE 100 fell 2.2% on Thursday, while there…
Market Report: Supply chain worries return, Twitter vs Apple, while Cyber Monday sales are strong
Stocks in Asia largely rebound, setting a more positive tone for the open in Europe. Falls on Wall Street as supply chain worries resume and fresh interest rate hikes loom…
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Elon Musk’s impulsive nature is again causing mayhem at Twitter, with his order to close down offices in response to mass…
UK retail sales rose 0.6% month-on-month in October, compared to expectations of 0.3% Dollar index has stabilised around 106.5 following strong US retail sales and hawkish Federal Reserve comments Hundreds…
Market Report – Tech-pressure reaches fever pitch and UK banks ride the interest rate wave
Mounting pressure on tech sees Nasdaq shed 178 points NatWest continues to benefit from higher interest rates Oil price set for weekly climb, despite slipping slightly Elon Musk closes $44bn…
Elon Musk is the new owner of Twitter, the social media platform. He tweeted ‘the bird is freed’ as he closed the deal ahead of Friday’s deadline It follows months…
Wall Street has stayed buoyant, with a rally continuing on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indices. Brent crude largely holds onto big gains amid expectation OPEC+ will announce a…
UK GDP grew by 0.5% in May 2022, after a decline of 0.2% in April. New figures potentially allay fears the UK is widely expected to experience a technical recession…
Official letter is the strongest sign yet Elon Musk is prepared to walk away from Twitter deal
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’This is a move Twitter investors have for weeks been steeling themselves for, the moment when Elon Musk’s haphazard ruminations in…
Investor confidence in UK economic growth drops as Primark warns of price rises and oil inches up
HL index shows confidence in UK economic growth has fallen 9%. Pound hovers around 18 month lows amid worries about UK growth. The HL monthly index shows 21% rise in…
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘Although Elon Musk likes his fingers to be pretty much constantly tapping out tweets, he clearly wants Twitter to adopt a…
Twitter’s ‘part-time’ boss steps down but new CEO pick appears to underwhelm investors Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown ‘’Such has been the consternation surrounding Jack Dorsey’s…
BIMCO has today confirmed the first communications agency to join as one of its associate members. Jeanius Consulting offers a comprehensive service encompassing maritime PR, marketing & social media management and…