Category: Markets
Markets
London stocks hit a near one-month low as lockdown fears weigh
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Thur, 28th Jan 2021) London, UK -- (Reuters) - British shares hit a near one-month low on Thursday as energy stocks[more...]
Amateur investors buy stock as ‘failing’ firm soars in value
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Wed, 27th Jan 2021) London, Uk - - It's a battle between Wall Street pros and upstart investors using social[more...]
UK grocery sales in November hit record 10.9 billion pounds – Kantar
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Tue, 8th Dec 2020) London, UK -- LONDON (Reuters) - November was the most lucrative month ever for the UK grocery[more...]
UK construction industry unexpectedly picked up in September – PMI
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Tue, 6th Oct, 2020) London, UK -- LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s construction industry unexpectedly picked up speed in September, helped by[more...]
Ocado stock market value soared to £21.66bn overtaking Tesco as UK’s most valuable retailer
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Wed, 30th Sept 2020) London, Uk - - Delivery-based supermarket’s value rises to £21bn despite selling 1.7% of UK’s groceries[more...]
Nokia wins contract with BT to supply 5G radio equipment
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Tue, 29th Sept 2020) London, UK -- STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia NOKIA.HE has clinched a deal with Britain's biggest mobile operator BT BT.L to supply[more...]
How Palantir Built Data-Mining Empire
Source: CNBC After 17 years, data analytics company Palantir is making its public market debut. Best known for its sometimes controversial work with U.S. government[more...]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak gives businesses extra flexibility on repaying COVID-19 loans
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Thur, 24th Sept 2020) London, UK -- LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he would introduce[more...]
Lockdown fears cause shares to fall sharply in travel, hotel and pubs
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Mon, 21st Sept 2020) London, Uk - - Leading shares across Europe have fallen sharply in morning trading amid fears[more...]
UK economy continues recovery in July according to official figures
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Fri, 11th Sept 2020) London, Uk - - By Dearbail Jordan Business reporter The UK economy grew by 6.6% in[more...]
Morrisons reported a £155m hit to profits
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Thur, 10th Sept 2020) London, Uk - - The chain moves to reward staff and investors as it slaps itself on the[more...]
UK economy heading for its biggest contraction “in living memory”
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Tue, 5th May 2020) London, Uk - - A closely-watched survey shows an unprecedented slump for the dominant services sector during the[more...]