Why are British stocks lagging while US markets have already recovered their coronavirus losses?

Record highs hit by the American stock market have further illustrated the gulf between Wall Street’s V-shaped recovery and the UK, which is struggling to bounce back from the pandemic. London’s FTSE 100 continues to flatline even as the country emerges from lockdown and the government unlocks most sections of the economy. The blue-chip exchange … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Lagging aid for UK’s gravity-defying tech firms

The way in which American big-tech companies have led global equity markets out of the stock market wipeout of the early days of the pandemic is remarkable. Britain may not have a Tesla or an Amazon but it is reassuring that UK start-ups are attracting big inward investment and more established quoted firms are having … Read more