18-08-2024

Weekly Stock Market News
Welcome to the weekly international news from Stockmark.IT - covering the news that affecting international financial markets.

ONS: UK post-pandemic recovery higher than previously thought
Chile’s sole steel mill closes amid surge of Chinese imports
Cathay Pacific invests $13bn to ‘get to the very top of the world’
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square weighs a deal to take a property group private
Italy doubles foreign tax on the wealthy
Travel and leisure companies are affected by the slowdown in US consumer spending
UK announces move to limit overseas hiring of tech and engineering workers
UK shops close over fear of further violence after rioter is jailed for three years
GB News considers suing advertisers for boycott
Boohoo sells London office worth £72m amid turnaround struggles
Environmental factors are suspected to be responsible for the rising rates of cancer among young people
Rachel Reeves announces plans to create a pension model ‘Canadian style’
How Coca-Cola’s earnings are able to hide a tax dispute worth $16bn
H2O Asset Management will pay €250mn to investors after FCA finds “serious violations”
Musk’s X Sues Unilever Mars and CVS for a’massive boycott of advertisers’
Airbnb shares fall 12% after company flags a weakening US market
NHS IT firm fined £6m over hacking of medical records
Royal Mint opens a factory in South Wales to recover gold from electronic waste
CrowdStrike retaliates against Delta Air Lines for ‘threats to litigation’
Retail brokers affected by outages in US stock market sell-off
Google Loses US Antitrust Case Over Search Dominance
Economists warn that market panic could drag down global growth.
We just need to build it: Concorde’s replacement is looking at supersonic flights from America
After pressure from Beijing, over 30 Chinese companies have ditched PwC
Elon Musk Sues OpenAI For ‘Shakespearean Perfidy And Deceit’
Can McDonald’s prevent Greggs from eating their lunch?
What is the impact of Japan’s turbulence on global markets?
Warren Buffett’s empire of stocks loses $15bn due to global market crash
Mohsin issa injects £30m to stop Asda’s sales slump
Alpine floods hit Mercedes and Jaguar Production
Hawksmoor Steakhouse boss warns that Britain has an agricultural problem
Government Scrutinises Czech Billionaire’s £3.57bn Royal Mail Takeover Bid
ReNeuron Group Focuses on Exosome Technology Validation and Seeks New Investors
Metro Bank Shifts Focus to Corporate Customers as High Street Presence Wanes
NHS Budget Cuts Leave Newly Qualified Nurses Struggling to Find Jobs
AI Breakthrough: Predicting Bowel Cancer Recurrence and Optimising Treatment
Tech Giants Face Correction Amid AI Boom Doubts and Mixed Quarterly Results
Rolls-Royce Poised to Sell Stake in Mini-Nuclear Power Stations Venture
NHS Approves Ground-Breaking At-Home Blood Cancer Treatment
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sells Significant Apple Stake, Increases Cash Reserves
HMRC’s Flagship Innovation Scheme Loses £4bn to Fraud and Error
UK’s First Paediatric Robotic Surgery Paves Way for Minimally Invasive Procedures
British Airways pays first dividends since pandemic
Intel reduces 15,000 jobs to catch up with AI chips
David Beckham’s esports team battles for survival
The UK economy’s growth rate has been upgraded, but it falls short of Labour’s target
Apple beats Wall Street forecasts despite iPhone slide
EU demands better relations with UK
Southern Spain cracks down on Airbnb style holiday rentals
Carpetright is unlikely to repay the majority of its £345m in debts
Shares of Arm Holdings, a chip designer, have fallen 39% in value but revenue has risen by 39%.
Boeing names Robert ‘Kelly’ Ortberg new President and CEO
Shell profits increase to $6.3bn during the second quarter
UK house prices are rising at the fastest rate since 2022
Barclays announces a £750m share purchase as profits exceed expectations
Adidas sales grow despite Bella Hadid ad controversy
UK Interest Rates Cut to 5%
Meta squelches fears of AI spending
Rachel Reeves cancels the ‘Tell Sid” sale of NatWest Shares
BDO, Forvis Mazars warned by regulator they could face audit ban
Prada’s Miu Miu sales and Japan sales are surging, defying the luxury slowdown.
St James’s Place shares rise by a fifth after it announces cost-cutting measures
Eurozone economy grows by 0.3% in second quarter
Diageo warns of ‘extraordinary consumer environment’ after sales decline
Exploring Metals One: Drilling Insights at the Rana Project
Interview with Nick Tullock, CEO of Voyager Life
Labour shifts housebuilding targets to Tory shires
BP will give investors $7bn in this year’s expansion of oil operations
Standard Chartered downplays fears of US-China Trade War under Trump
Reeves takes action to address the ‘covered-up’ £22bn shortfall in the budget
Reeves says Hunt lied ‘knowingly’ and ‘deliberately’ about his finances.
Greggs increases the price of sausage rolls by 5p despite denying any price hikes
France’s GDP gains €1bn from a giant cruise ship, while the German economy shrinks
How Rachel Reeves promotes Britain as a safe haven for global money
McDonald’s sales drop as customers avoid Big Macs
Boardrooms gearing up for growth
OpenAI, Europe’s answer will be launched in 2023. Now, it’s worth €6bn
Reckitt Benckiser shares fall after Abbott ruling on bowel disease and baby formula
Market Insights: Weekend Bulletin Board Heroes – July 28
Premier Miton Group PLC: 2024 Interim Results Overview
Insights from the Supply@Me Capital PLC Annual General Meeting
ZIGUP PLC Full Year Results: A Comprehensive Overview
NAHL Group PLC – Comprehensive Investor Report
Cambridge Nutritional Sciences PLC: Final Results Overview
FRP Advisory Group PLC: Navigating Growth and Market Challenges
GoviEx Uranium’s Strategic Focus: Advances in Muntanga and Ongoing Challenges in Niger
Triangle Energy’s Booth-1 Drilling: A Historic Milestone in the North Perth Basin
First Phosphate Corp: Milestones and Future Prospects at the Bégin-Lamarche Project
Exploring Panther Metals: A Journey Through Six Drill Campaigns Over the Next 12 Months
Interview with Danny Roberts, Corporate Development IR at Abcourt Mining
Analyzing Pennpetro’s Recent Surge: A Charting Perspective
GB Energy’s tie-up with Crown Estate raises concerns about the future of UK wind industry
OpenAI launches ‘SearchGPT” in challenge to Google
Bill Ackman cuts fundraising target by up to 90% for US fund IPO
Unilever shares rise as the company defends its price increases despite higher profits
Gift cards that say ‘thank you for your support’ have been blocked by CrowdStrike.
Clifford Chance partners receive £2m payout
US tech stocks have had their worst day since 2012.
ITV profits soar with big boost from Euros
After a three-year wait, Revolut receives a UK banking license
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