Yahoo Finance Stock Market Heads For Midyear With Nike, FedEx And Micron Technology On Tap
After a week of firsts, Nike, FedEx and Micron Technology are leading the stock market through the last week to midyear.
After a week of firsts, Nike, FedEx and Micron Technology are leading the stock market through the last week to midyear.
Changes to the Bank of England’s bond-selling process could hand Sir Keir Starmer up to £11.6bn a year, economists have predicted.
The looming French election poses a threat to global financial stability and the British economy, the Bank of England has warned.
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President Emmanuel Macron's shock snap election has rocked France's bond market, the largest in the euro zone, as a strong showing for the far right and left wing parties in opinion polls exacerbates concerns about fiscal sustainability. Earlier in June, the risk premium France pays for its debt on top of Germany's neared levels last seen in 2012, during the euro zone debt crisis. The question is how much more turmoil the two-round elections on June 30 and July 7 could sow in bond markets.
The consumer price index increased to its highest level in 2024, indicating the Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut interest rates soon
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The Vodafone share price has been on a steady decline for a number of years now, but is there a turnaround on the horizon? Gordon Best takes a look. The post Will the Vodafone share price keep falling? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
If history repeats itself, UK shares could surge following next Thursday's election. Here's one FTSE 250 stock Royston Wild thinks might shoot higher. The post Investors think UK shares might soar after the general election! Are they right? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
The boss of Britain’s biggest lender has said that mortgage rates will stick at a “new normal” of up to 4.5pc.
The Lloyds share price has had a good run over the past year. Yet this writer thinks its valuation still looks cheap. So why isn't he ready to invest? The post The Lloyds share price has jumped a third in a year. Can it keep rising? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
Bitcoin has fallen to a low not seen since early May, after a range of sell-pressure factors take their toll.
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Halfords’ profits have plunged as thousands of people give up on cycling after a boom during Covid.
Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares are trading lower Thursday in sympathy with Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) after the company reported third-quarter financial results and issued guidance on Wednesday. Nvidia’s shareholders have approved all resolutions, including the compensation packages for CEO Jensen Huang. Huang’s compensation package for the 2024 fiscal year was approximately $34 million, marking a 60% increase from the previous year, CNBC reports. Also Read: For Every $1 Spent On Nvidia
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Martin Lewis shared three unique exemptions that could see savers getting £18,570 of their hard-earned cash tax-free.
Lloyds Banking Group is set to make an extra 300 million pounds ($380 million) a year in revenue by 2026 from its business banking unit, CEO Charlie Nunn said on Thursday, as corporate confidence picks up in Britain despite challenges. The British bank's Business and Commercial Banking (BCB) unit, which serves firms with up to 100 million pounds in turnover, will have reached two thirds of the target by the end of this year, Nunn told analysts in a presentation. That has come from cross-selling more products to customers and digitising services, BCB head Elyn Corfield said.
Daniel Křetínský, who is bidding £3.6bn for the business, has hinted at ‘incentive scheme’ for workers if successful
Chewy stock soared after a cryptic tweet from a popular meme stock investor on Thursday.
This FTSE heavyweight looks very undervalued to me, despite soaring profits last year and paying a high dividend that's forecast to go even higher. The post Is this high-yield FTSE superstar also one of its biggest bargains? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.