UK business output falls at steepest pace in two years
The composite purchasing managers’ index from S&P Global/CIPS fell to 47.8 in January, a 24-month low.
Dollar struggles, shares buoyant as business activity data set the mood
The euro held at a nine-month top against the dollar and global equities bobbed at multi-month highs on Tuesday after reasonable European business activity data and a slew of corporate earnings kept risk appetite buoyant. S&P Global's flash Composite ...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar struggles, shares buoyant as business activity data set the mood
The euro held at a nine-month top against the dollar and global equities bobbed at multi-month highs on Tuesday after reasonable European business activity data and a slew of corporate earnings kept risk appetite buoyant. S&P Global's flash Composite ...
Stock markets subdued as investors assess flurry of earnings
US and European stocks were slightly lower on Tuesday as investors assessed the latest flurry of corporate earnings and business activity surveys for clues about the health of the global economy. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 closed the day down 0.1...
FTSE 100: ABF to open 17 new Primark stores after bumper Christmas sales
ABF is to open 17 new Primark stores after posting strong Christmas sales in its latest trading update.
FTSE 100 falls as UK borrowing hits record high of £27.4bn
Public borrowing increased by more than expected last month as the government ploughed billions into its subsidies for household bills.
AB Foods backs FY 2023 view as revenue rises on better-than-expected consumer spending
The FTSE 100 company said revenue for 16 weeks ended Jan. 7 increased at constant currency by 16% to 6.70 billion pounds ($8.29 billion) from a year earlier.
Pawnbroking isn’t a bad idea in these straitened times – and this company is doing it right
Jesse Livermore is best known as a fearless stock market trader in the US in the early part of the 20th century (and for making an absolute packet by going short into the Wall Street Crash of October 1929), but his career also shows the value of patien...
FTSE 100 companies’ staff suffer real-terms pay cuts
BT, Vodafone and Kingfisher among few that offered wage increases above inflation, according to FT analysis