London mayoral hopeful Shaun Bailey plans to uncover black executives of tomorrow with new apprentice scheme if he gets elected Shaun Bailey wants to work with companies to help uncover black executives Says diverse boardrooms will help post-Brexit Britain in negotiating trade deals Research says there are no black CEOs, CFOs or chairs in the FTSE … Read more
The FTSE 100 dipped 0.5% today as traders fretted over interest rates rises and Rishi Sunak‘s Budget tax grab for big business. London‘s leading index was down by 34 points to 6,641 by mid-afternoon after US stocks plummeted on Wall Street yesterday. The FTSE closed 0.9% higher yesterday as market movers focused on the extension … Read more
London markets cheer on Chancellor’s budget: FTSE rises 0.8% or 53 to 6,667 points as Rishi Sunak unveils more big spending to boost Covid-hit economy FTSE 100 index of UK’s leading companies up 0.8% or 53 points at 6,667 today However it had been up further in early trading in London at 6,703 this morning … Read more
Women now hold more than a third of board positions in the UK’s 350 largest companies after a 50% surge in five years, a new report has revealed. . The final report from the Hampton-Alexander Review revealed that the number of women on FTSE boards has jumped to 1,026 – up from 682 in 2015. It … Read more
The top 10 dividend stocks in the FTSE 100 revealed… Can they be trusted to deliver for investors as the pandemic (hopefully) starts to subside By Russ Mould For This Is Money Published: 08:01 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 08:01 GMT, 22 February 2021 The investment director of AJ Bell, Russ Mould, explains which FTSE … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE starts the week on the back foot; G4S bidder Gardaworld refuses to improve offer By This Is Money Published: 08:15 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 08:21 GMT, 22 February 2021 The FTSE 100 has begun the week slightly lower as investors await confirmation of Britain’s path out of lockdown today. Details … Read more
After a quiet few years, the FTSE is set to welcome a wave of fresh blood. Alongside Dr Martens and Moonpig – both of which joined the FTSE this week – a number of multi-billion pound companies are preparing to ‘go public’. This will be the first time these companies will be open to retail … Read more
The Office for National Statistics this morning found the UK economy went into reverse in November, shrinking 2.6 per cent on October. Statisticians said new restrictions aimed at curbing the coronavirus, including a second national lockdown, were responsible for the hit to the economy. It means the UK economy is still 8.5 per cent smaller … Read more
MARKET REPORT: FTSE 100 has best-ever start to a year, and Wall Street opens at record high, as hopes for a rally in 2021 grow By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 Just by looking at the stock market, one could be … Read more
By all measures, the FTSE 100 index had a terrible year in 2020. While Wall Street’s Nasdaq and S&P 500 flourished as America’s economy ailed, climbing 42 per cent and 15 per cent respectively, the value of Britain’s blue-chip index fell 14 per cent – its worst annual performance since 2008. Hope is on the … Read more