The Great Trade Wall: China blocks market pact with London 

After Hong Kong riots, Huawei row and LSE takeover battle: China blocks Shanghai stock market pact with London China has unofficially halted Shanghai-London Stock Connect sheme Scheme allows  Chinese companies access to international investors Johnson faced with controversy over Chinese technology giant Huawei By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:45 BST, 2 January … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Tullow Oil’s gloom deepens as shares fall another 10.2%

MARKET REPORT: Tullow Oil shares slump another 10.2% a week after it ousted chief exec, slashed production forecasts and cancelled dividend By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 December 2019 A dire couple of months for Tullow Oil has left the company’s shares on … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Shares up as Trump says China trade deal is close

All eyes in Britain might have been on the General Election yesterday, but stock markets worldwide were buoyed by the US president’s latest musings on the trade war with China. President Trump, with his usual aplomb on the social media site Twitter, wrote that the US was ‘getting very close to a big deal with … Read more

Regus owner IWG weighs possible stock market float in the US in a ploy to rival WeWork 

Regus owner IWG weighs possible stock market float in the US in a ploy to rival WeWork  By Jamie Nimmo For The Mail On Sunday Published: 10:03 BST, 25 August 2019 | Updated: 10:03 BST, 25 August 2019 The boss of serviced office firm IWG is weighing a possible stock market float for its American … Read more

Lagarde appointment as new ECB chief may help keep the party going for stock market investors

Now we know who will succeed Mario Draghi in the most difficult job in the world of economics and banking, and the most important one behind Federal Reserve boss.  After much arm twisting, horse trading and various other things behind closed doors, the white smoke was sent up by the EU and Christine Lagarde was … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Peppa Pig maker Entertainment One rebuts rumour chief is planning to quit 

MARKET REPORT: Peppa Pig maker Entertainment One rebuts rumour its president Mark Gordon is planning to quit By Jon Hopkins For The Daily Mail Published: 21:53 GMT, 6 June 2019 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 6 June 2019 Entertainment One shares surged nearly 16 per cent higher after the maker of Peppa Pig refuted a report that … Read more

British welly and raincoat brand Joules shines in tough retail market

Quintessentially British welly and raincoat brand Joules shines in tough retail market with double-digit sales rise Joules said sales jumped 17% to £218million in the 12 months to the end of May  The fashion firm expects profits to come in at the top end of forecasts  Its online sales now account for half of the … Read more

MARKET REPORT: German media giant Axel Springer eyes Woodford’s stake in Purplebricks

German media giant Axel Springer could take advantage of Neil Woodford’s crisis to scoop up more shares in Purplebricks – and even take it off the stock market. Axel Springer, which owns media brands such as music magazine Rolling Stone and website Business Insider, is ‘open to opportunities’ to buy more shares in the online … Read more

New car market decline drags on as registrations fall by 4.6%

Almost 9,000 fewer new cars were bought in Britain last month compared to May 2018, official figures show. A total of 183,724 new vehicle were registered, down 4.6 per cent annually as buyers continue to move away from diesel cars. The Society of Motor Manufacturers said confusing government polices had resulted in more drivers keeping … Read more