Gamestop shares surge in pre-market trading as Trading 212 lifts its block

Game on again? Gamestop shares jump to brink of $400 in pre-market trading as Trading 212 app lifts its block on the controversial stock The stock moved back up to as high as $393 (£286) in pre-market trading Reddit-fueled meteoric rise was reversed yesterday after Robinhood blocked it UK investors can buy it again through Trading 212 … Read more

Rock-bottom interest rates spark share trading surge 

Rock-bottom interest rates spark share trading surge: Long-suffering savers turn to investment platforms as they try to put their money to work By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 Britain’s army of savers are turning into online investors amid rock-bottom interest rates … Read more

The City’s last ‘open outcry’ trading ring at the London Metal Exchange could close permanently

The City’s last open outcry trading ring – at the London Metal Exchange (LME) – could close after 144 years. The site where traders shout at each other across the floor to set the world’s metal prices has been shut since Covid struck in March. But bosses at the LME now believe it is the … Read more

London Metal Exchange to close ‘open outcry’ trading ring

London Metal Exchange to close ‘open outcry’ trading ring after 144 years after Covid forces it to modernise By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 The trading ring at the London Metal Exchange (LME) could close after 144 years. The site where … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Upgrade for London trading as the EU waves through £22bn merger with Refinitiv

ALEX BRUMMER: Upgrade for London trading as the EU waves through LSE’S £22bn merger with former Reuters platform Refinitiv By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 23:03 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 13 January 2021 Those who doubt the resilience of the City outside the EU have received a sharp reminder … Read more

ainsbury’s records £330million profit for 2020 after Christmas and Black Friday trading surge

Sainsbury’s records £330million profit for 2020 after Christmas and Black Friday trading surge with 1.1MILLION online orders in the 10 days before Christmas Britain’s second largest supermarket chain thought profit would be £50m less  Huge sales from Black Friday and just before Christmas catapulted revenue up Sainsbury’s also owns Argos, which saw sales rise 8.4% … Read more

FTSE 100 soars in first day of trading since post-Brexit trade deal was agreed

The London stock market soared by more than 2 per cent today as investors gave a thumbs-up to Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union. The FTSE 100 was up by 2.23 per cent or 145 points to 6,647 this morning, in its first day of trading since the dramatic agreement was reached on … Read more

Is CashFX a real trading outfit or just a Panama pyramid?

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below.  A.J. writes: I am concerned about a scheme currently being promoted in the UK and around the world, … Read more

Brexit: UK and Canada will keep trading under same terms as EU deal

Britain today signed an interim deal with Canada as negotiators rush to cement trading relationships in preparation for life outside the EU. In a relief for businesses fearing high tariffs, the Government said the agreement paves the way for negotiations to begin next year for a new deal with Canada. Under the terms of the … Read more

Banker faces criminal investigation after ‘trading secrets’ to wife battling for £453m settlement

A former Goldman Sachs and UBS banker who is accused of trading confidential financial information to the ex-wife at the centre of the UK’s record £453 million divorce settlement faces a criminal investigation in Switzerland, following a dossier passed to prosecutors by lawyers acting for Farkhad Akhmedov and his son, Temur. British-born Ross Henderson, who … Read more