8 d. ago Intel posts profit even as it struggles to regain market share

Intel posted profits in the latest quarter as the one-time America technology icon struggles to regain market share

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9 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 23 October: Index near record, results boost for Rentokil and LSEG

Lloyds Banking Group and Unilever are among the companies in the spotlight amid a busy session for FTSE 100 updates.

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9 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 23 October: Index higher as Rentokil and LSEG surge, Foxtons warns

Lloyds Banking Group and Unilever are among the companies in the spotlight amid a busy session for FTSE 100 updates.

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9 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 23 October: Lloyds posts lower profit, Foxtons cuts guidance

Lloyds Banking Group and Unilever are among the companies in the spotlight amid a busy session for FTSE 100 updates.

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1 week ago Lidl GB targets market share gains with faster store expansion

Lidl GB targets market share gains with faster store expansion  Reuters

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 22 October: Inflation surprise lifts stocks, Barclays rallies despite car loans redress

Rachel Reeves was handed a pre-Budget boost today as the rate of inflation unexpectedly remained unchanged at 3.8% in September.

Economics

1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 22 October: Inflation surprise lifts index, Barclays rallies despite car loans impact

Rachel Reeves was handed a pre-Budget boost today as the rate of inflation unexpectedly remained unchanged at 3.8% in September.

Economics

1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 21 October: Borrowing setback for Chancellor, gold price falls

Government borrowing rose in September to the highest level in five years, piling more pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the nation’s public purse.

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 21 October: Borrowing highest since 2020, index maintains progress

Government borrowing rose in September to the highest level in five years, piling more pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the nation’s public purse.

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1 week ago Amazon says Web Services are recovering after outage hits millions of users – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank, Ring doorbells and Amazon’s own shopping site among services hit by online outageFull story: Amazon Web Services outage hits dozens of websites and appsHeads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global te...

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1 week ago Amazon battles to fix Web Services outage after millions of users report disruption to websites and apps – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outageFull story: Amazon Web Services outage hits dozens of websites and appsHeads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational i...

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1 week ago Amazon Web Services outage: 6.5m reports of disruption as many websites and apps hit – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outageFull story: Amazon Web Services outage hits dozens of websites and appsHeads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational i...

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1 week ago ‘Signs of recovery’ claims Amazon Web Services after internet outage hits many websites and apps – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outage Heads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational inno­vations (AI, Power and resources, and Longevity), and pockets with...

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 20 October: B&M shares slide after £7m accounting error, markets rally

Asia markets have rallied and the FTSE 100 index is higher during a strong start to the week for global markets.

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1 week ago Major internet outage hits websites, apps and Lloyds Bank after issue at Amazon Web Services – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outage Heads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational inno­vations (AI, Power and resources, and Longevity), and pockets with...

Economics

1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 20 October: Index higher as Asia markets surge, B&M shares slide

Asia markets have rallied and the FTSE 100 index is higher during a strong start to the week for global markets.

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live 20 October: Index higher as Asia markets surge, B&M warning

Asia markets have rallied and the FTSE 100 index is higher during a strong start to the week for global markets.

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 17 October: Banks drive big index fall, gold continues record run

The FTSE 100 index has fallen by more than 1% as London traders track Wall Street weakness and selling in Asia.

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 16 October: Premier Inn owner Whitbread falters on results, UK economy struggles

The UK economy remains in the slow lane after figures today showed August GDP advanced by just 0.1%.

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 16 October: UK economy in slow lane, Whitbread shares fall on results

The UK economy remains in the slow lane after figures today showed August GDP advanced by just 0.1%.

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