Argentex shares crash as firm fights to survive May 6, 2025 Argentex shares plummeted nearly 90 per cent in early Tuesday deals as the firm resumed trading on London’s AIM. The embattled currency firm suspended its shares from trading on April 22 after it said its liquidity had significantly worsened as the US dollar weakened. The company then agreed to a takeover from rival IFX on [...]
Rolls-Royce: FTSE 100 shares fully recover after Trump tariffs shock May 6, 2025 Shares in Rolls-Royce have completely recovered from the tailspin President Donald Trump sent global markets into when he announced a raft of tariffs at the start of April. The FTSE 100 giant suffered a huge slump in its share price following the US president’s so-called “liberation Day’ on 2 April. The announced tariffs saw shares [...]
Free Thinking: Will Trump’s Gen Z baby bonuses boost birth rates? May 2, 2025 Alys Denby and best-selling author of Inheritocracy Eliza Filby discuss the prospects for young people growing up in an uncertain economy as Donald Trump marks 100 days in office.
EU targets TikTok in escalating global tech crackdown May 2, 2025 Tiktok has been fined €530m (£451.9m) by Ireland’s data watchdog for illegally transferring European user data to China, and failing to properly inform users. The landmark ruling intensifies the EU’s scrutiny of global tech firms and their data flows to countries with intrusive surveillance regimes. The fine, the third largest ever under the EU’s general [...]
Shell: FTSE 100 giant’s shares rise after unveiling buyback and profit hit May 2, 2025 Shell recorded a sharp fall in first-quarter profits on Friday, after crude oil priced weakened amid geopolitical uncertainty. The FTSE 100 oil giant recorded adjusted earnings of $5.58bn (£4.2bn) for the first three months of the year. Whilst this surpassed analyst expectations of $4.96, it marked a stark fall from the $7.73bn reported for the [...]
Trump points finger at Biden as US stocks sink amid recession fears April 30, 2025 Donald Trump has lashed out at Joe Biden, insisting that his presidential predecessor was to blame after the US economy suffered its worst-performing quarter in three years. A slew of disappointing economic data sent US stocks sharply south on Wednesday as the clearest signs yet of the damage wreaked by the White House tariff agenda [...]
FTSE 100 continues longest winning streak since 2017 April 30, 2025 The FTSE 100 is on track for another strong day after 12 days of positive performance, marking its best winning streak since 2017 amid a calming of investor nerves over an erratic US tariff policy. London’s main index has had a positive performance every day since 10 April, and is currently up 0.12 per cent [...]
GSK shares rise as FTSE 100 giant ‘well positioned’ for pharma tariffs April 30, 2025 British drugmaker GSK insisted it was “well positioned” to respond to the impact of sector-specific tariffs amid widespread speculation President Donald Trump is set to target pharmaceutical imports with his tariff agenda. Trump voiced his desire to slap tariffs on pharma products in the “not too distant future”. He previously said: “We don’t make our [...]
Barclays shares jump as investment arm cashes in on market storm April 30, 2025 Barclays enjoyed a bumper first three months of 2025 as its investment and private banking arms cashed in on market volatility. The bank’s share rose over 1.5 per cent during early trading on Wednesday. The FTSE 100 giant’s investment bank bolstered income by 16 per cent to £3.9bn, compared to £3.3bn from the same period [...]
Porsche: Trump tariffs and China troubles to slash sales and profit April 29, 2025 Porsche has cut its forecasts for 2025 amid fears over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the global car industry. The luxury sports car maker expects to report a profit margin of between 6.5 to 8.5 per cent this year, down from prior guidance of 10 to 12 per cent. Revenue is also [...]