Shares of McCormick were rising after the seasonings and flavorings maker easily beat quarterly estimates for earnings and sales. The stock rose 5.8% to $71.58 on Thursday and was on track for its largest gain since March 26, when it rose 11%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. For its second quarter ended May 31, McCormick reported adjusted earnings of 69 cents a share, beating Wall Street’s call for 59 cents, according to FactSet.
A husband and wife duo who built an outdoor theatre on the grounds of their Suffolk farm estate have been catapulted into Britain’s rich list after netting £2bn from the sale of their financial data business.
Three major lenders have cut mortgage rates ahead of an expected Labour victory this week.
The UK general election is in focus this week as investors brace for a widely expected Labour landslide that could share price moves across the FTSE 100.
With the countdown to the general election now in its final days, Labour has continued to do little to answer questions or quell concerns about its tax plans should it win power.
First-time buyers in London will be nearly £7,000 worse off under Labour as the party is set to overhaul the stamp duty exemption.
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BERLIN (Reuters) -German inflation fell more than expected in June, resuming its downward trend after two consecutive months of increases and leaving the door open for another rate cut by the European Central Bank in September. Inflation figures for Germany and other major European economies suggest that euro zone inflation data - to be published on Tuesday - will also show a broad easing of price pressures. Headline inflation was pulled lower in June mainly by a drop in energy prices.
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The top 10 companies in the S&P 500 account for 35% of the index's market value but only 23% of its earnings, according to Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Sløk.
The U.S. dollar hovered near an almost 38-year high to the yen on Tuesday following a surge in Treasury yields as investors contemplated the potential for a second Donald Trump presidency. The euro remained firm as rival French political parties joined forces to try and prevent the far-right National Rally (RN) from taking power. Later in the day, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak at an event hosted by the European Central Bank, bringing the path for U.S. monetary policy into focus in a week that will see several closely watched employment reports including Tuesday's JOLTS job openings data, a Fed favourite.
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Shares in the troubled shipyard that built the Titanic have been suspended after auditors refused to sign off its accounts, prompting fresh fears for a major Royal Navy contract.
The company also showed revenues of 1.8 billion pounds, the report said, showing a bigger revenue than what Revolut previously forecast. Revolut did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. In an interview with CNBC, Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky said he was optimistic of the company's chances of being granted a banking licence in the United Kingdom.
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