Tullow Oil plunges after warning as builders and banks drag FTSE 100 south
Shares of energy company Tullow Oil sank Wednesday, dragging the FTSE 250 midcap index south, while the main FTSE 100 was weighed by banks and property companies.
Leading UK companies at risk of falling short of gender targets
UK-listed companies are at risk of falling short of a government-backed target for at least a third of executive leadership positions to be filled by women by the end of next year. The Hampton-Alexander review found the proportion of women in the more...
European Stocks Drop On Trump’s Trade Remarks
European stocks are dropping Wednesday after President Donald Trump failed to give clear signals on the status of trade talks with China.
European stocks drop amid disappointment over Trump trade comments
European stocks fell on Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump failed to offer any clarity over the rollback of tariffs against China, and raised concerns that Europe wasn’t out of the woods over an auto tariff hike.
European stocks fall as Trump injects fresh trade worries into markets
European markets fell in morning trading after comments from President Donald Trump knocked previous optimism that the global trade picture was improving. Mr Trump threatened to escalate the trade war with China in a speech last night, and said US tar...
Retail energy business continues weigh on SSE as sale progresses
SSE has booked a £489.1m exceptional charge against its household energy supply business in Britain, which it is in the process of selling to rival Ovo, as the unit continued to lose customers in the first half of its financial year. The FTSE 100 comp...