Moving markets today: Asian shares follow Wall Street down, Walmart hits record high, HSBC’s full-year profit soars by 78%, oil prices rise; investors await Fed minutes, Nvidia earnings report U.S. …
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Walmart shares hit all-time high on solid holiday quarter sales
Walmart, the retail giant, made headlines as its shares surged to an all-time high, becoming the best performer on the Dow Industrials. The company’s optimistic outlook for fiscal 2025 sales, …
Letter to the editor: Throwing out standards is not the way for the City to reclaim its crown
[Re: Hunt must ‘roll out the red carpet’ for firms looking to IPO, City group warns, 19 Feb] CityUK’s open letter highlights a pressing issue – if London wishes to …
Ricardian Equivalence and why Britain’s really in a recession
The intriguing factor governing low household spending isn’t mortgages or energy prices, argues Paul Ormerod, but saving… News that we have entered a technical recession will come as no surprise …
Whatever you think of him, the former Post Office boss has guts
The war of words that has erupted between the former Post Office chair and Kemi Badenoch is a welcome example of character, writes Simon Neville “Fuck business” was the response …
Ratcliffe: This is the beginning of a new Manchester United journey
Sir Jim Ratcliffe says Manchester United’s journey back to the top of world football starts now after completing his £1.3bn deal to become minority owner of the Premier League giants …
Cut travel times from Old Kent Road to Oxford Circus from 38 to 13 minutes? Replace Bakerloo Line’s rickety old trains
The Bakerloo Line could suffer a “critical failure” if the government does not provide funding for a planned upgrade and extension, London’s business scene and a slew of local authorities …
Londoners far less likely to access IVF on the NHS, research finds
A new analysis of fertility treatment data shows that fertility patients in London are significantly less likely to have IVF procedures funded by the NHS, compared to the rest of the UK. The …
England face Calcutta Cup conundrum with returning centres
England have confirmed that they’ll have centre partnership headaches ahead of this weekend’s Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland after the return of both Manu Tuilagi and Ollie Lawrence this weekend. …
Ambition should Pak a punch once again at Happy Valley
EXPECT plenty of wild celebrations to come from the members’ stand, through to the Beer Garden, if crowd favourite SON PAK FU proves victorious in the Singapore Pools Handicap (12.10pm) …