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

High-flyers cashed in weeks before Woodford crisis sent stock tumbling 

Hargreaves Lansdown chiefs in £6m share sale: High-flyers cashed in weeks before Woodford crisis sent stock tumbling By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 June 2019 | Updated: 10:08 GMT, 7 June 2019 Two high flyers at Hargreaves Lansdown sold millions of pounds of shares in the company just weeks before … Read more

Mike Ashley ally Crispin Odey ‘made £30m after shorting Debenhams stock’ before chain’s crash

Mike Ashley ally Crispin Odey ‘made £30m after shorting Debenhams stock’ before chain’s crash Odey previously backed the Sports Direct boss in boardroom disputes  City sources say he made £30m shorting Debenhams stock before it crashed The short is likely to have contributed to Odey’s strong performance  By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more

Taxi app founder Travis Kalanick poised to join the Uber rich making £6.6BILLION from stock float

Taxi app founder Travis Kalanick poised to join the Uber rich making £6.6BILLION from stock float Kalanick owns 8.6% of Uber’s shares and will be a major winner in the listing Fellow founder Garrett Camp also stands to make around £4.6bn   By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 10:14 BST, 13 April 2019 | … Read more