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The North Sea could be finished under Labour
Daily Telegraph· 14 minutes agoGordon Brown and George Osborne both introduced supplementary taxes for North Sea oil and gas producers. As chancellor, Rishi Sunak introduced a 25pc...
Boots crisis deepens as US owner announces plans to axe stores
This Is Money· 9 hours agoBoots is facing an increasingly uncertain future as the crisis that is engulfing its American owner deepens. In a bleak update to investors on Wall Street yesterday, Walgreens Boots Alliance ...
Beware Royal Mail debt pile, says ALEX BRUMMER
This Is Money· 9 hours agoThere are many reasons for opposing the ‘Czech Sphinx’ bid for International Distributions Services (IDS), the owner of the Royal Mail. Public-to-private deals are destabilising and opaque, ...
MARKET REPORT: DS Smith tops table after £5.8bn takeover boost
This Is Money· 9 hours agoSigns that a takeover by a big US peer is back on track lifted DS Smith to the top of the blue-chip...
Two children shot at gas station in quiet Milwaukee neighborhood
Daily Mail· 14 hours agoTwo young children are among four people who have been shot at a gas station in a quiet Milwaukee...
Europe close: Regions mixed, but Stoxx 600 ends firmly lower
ShareCast· 14 hours agoPoor economic data and uncertainty ahead of next week's French elections weighed heavily on European markets on Thursday, with the Stoxx 600 index falling 0.4% by the close to its lowest level in eight sessions.
Bank of England likely to cut rates in August, former MPC member says
Reuters· 16 hours agoThe Bank of England is likely to cut interest rates soon, "probably in August", as long as inflation...
The greenback consolidates while sustaining break against the Yen
The Forex Market· 18 hours agoOverview: The dollar is sporting a softer profile today against all the G10 currencies but the...
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
The Wall Street Journal· 18 hours agoFind insights on BP’s reported hiring freeze, Meridian Energy, and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.
London midday: Stocks dip as investors eye key US, UK data releases
ShareCast· 19 hours agoLondon stocks were a little weaker by midday on Thursday as investors eyed the release of US growth...