RBC economists said at the end of September that “growth in the second half of this year is likely to turn out significantly weaker than both we and the ECB had been expecting up to very recently”.

The potential escalation in the Middle East, and its impact on energy prices, drove up valuations for both BP (BP.) and Shell (SHEL), even though the latter oil & gas major recently announced a cut in ...

It’s safe to assume that shareholders will approve his elevation to executive chair at the company’s annual general meeting in December and, if they do, he will be replaced as chief executive by ...

Shareholders of asset manager Schroders (SDR) will sympathise with this dilemma after a torrid couple of years. Punishing market conditions and a misfiring acquisitions policy have brought the share ...

Lawyers representing 10 groups of plaintiffs, or 80,000 liability cases across the US, have backed the payout. There remain another few thousand cases not covered by the payout. GSK will also pay a ...

Productivity suffers when investment lags, yet this leads into the counter-argument for the role of the state. Disciples of economist John Maynard-Keynes assert government spending boosts aggregate ...

The risk is that it also heralds an upsurge in short-term trading, rather than long-term investing. Many newer users will have had their first taste of investing during the pandemic, but a penchant ...

The chances of no cut next month are up to about 15 per cent now ahead US CPI inflation today, with further disinflation expected. The monthly core reading is seen rising 0.2 per cent from August.

Artisanal Spirits is an excellent lesson about when business models, balance sheets, investors and lenders aren't always drinking from the same cup ...

The global funds with which investors are most familiar have mainly struggled to beat the MSCI World index lately, even if they have still posted healthy returns. One interesting exception this year ...

Like all money managers, Blackrock (US:BLK) is a geared play on the value of financial markets. However, it is arguably one of the most reassuring shares to own in this space. Its focus on new growth ...

The ongoing consolidation and competition between brokers are the main reasons for the activity, which saw 156 successful UK transactions in 2023, out of 354 for the entire Europe, Middle East, and ...