Fidelity European Trust Plc - Monthly Factsheet

The Telegraph
How Putin’s gas empire crumbled
Vladimir Putin is throwing everything he has got at ramping up Russia’s war machine.
Wales Online
Lawyer lied to client for 17 years by pretending she'd won £360k for workplace injury
'It makes me very angry,' said the client. 'I feel like I have been conned'
The Telegraph
Gazprom swings to £5bn loss in blow to Putin
Kremlin-owned natural gas giant Gazprom has plunged to its worst loss in at least 25 years in a blow to Vladimir Putin’s war economy.
Bloomberg
BHP’s Biggest Rivals Sit on the Sidelines of Anglo M&A Drama
(Bloomberg) -- Two of BHP Group’s biggest rivals are sitting on the sidelines for the moment as they watch to see how a takeover offer for Anglo American Plc will play out.Most Read from BloombergEverything Apple Plans to Show at May 7 ‘Let Loose’ iPad EventSaudi Arabia Steps Up Arrests Of Those Attacking Israel OnlineThe World’s Hunger for Salmon Is Linked to an Ecological DisasterG-7 Eyes Plan on US-Led $50 Billion Aid Package for UkraineApple Rallies Most in 18 Months on Upbeat Forecast, Buyb
The Independent
‘The decisions you’re making are going to end with a smoking hole in the ground’: Inside the Boeing catastrophe
‘They were always caught flat-footed by some terrible problem that many people in the workplace knew would happen... And that happened over and over and over and over and over again.’ Io Dodds reports on a corporate nightmare
The Telegraph
How to get your money back after suffering a broadband outage
Broadband provides a lifeline to many households who depend on it for work, entertainment and essential life admin.
Birmingham Live
Asda and Sainsbury's issue 'emergency' alert and tell shoppers 'dispose of item'
A popular brand of gyoza, which is sold at Asda and Sainsbury’s, may be unsafe to eat due to the possible presence of plastic and has been withdrawn from shelves.
The Telegraph
Angela Rayner’s humiliation is a rare gift to Britain
Perhaps it was only a matter of time before Labour’s “New Deal for Working People” went the way of its £28bn “Green Prosperity Plan”. Launched in 2021 to much fanfare – from the unions at least – it promised a revolution in workers’ rights not seen in “decades”.
AFP
Record loss for Russia's Gazprom as European market closed
Russian energy giant Gazprom said Thursday it suffered a record annual loss last year as the European market was practically shut to its gas exports due to sanctions over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.Exports to Europe have long been Gazprom's top earnings source, but following the start of the conflict in Ukraine European nations sought to reduce their reliance upon Russian natural gas.
Reuters
Biden vetoes bid to repeal US labor board rule on contract, franchise workers
President Joe Biden followed through on Friday on his vow to veto a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed a U.S. labor board rule treating companies as the employers of many of their contract and franchise workers and requiring them to bargain with those workers' unions. The proposal to repeal the National Labor Relations Board rule passed Congress narrowly and it is unlikely Republicans can muster the two-thirds majority to override the veto by Biden, a Democrat. In a memo to lawmakers, Biden said the board's rule would ensure that employers cannot evade their legal obligations by controlling workers indirectly through contractors.
The Telegraph
North Sea oil drilling to continue for a decade after net zero deadline
Oil drilling in the North Sea is to continue for up to a decade beyond Britain’s net zero deadline after dozens of new licences were granted to fossil fuel companies.
The Northern Echo
New North East partnership to deliver £62million changes to social housing
A multi-million-pound contract to improve social homes across the north east of England will be delivered by a new strategic partnership.
Daily Echo
'Do not eat': Popular food sold at Asda and Sainsbury's may contain plastic
Frozen itsu sizzling pork gyoza, sold at Asda and Sainsbury’s, may contain pieces of plastic
Warrington Guardian
Food hygiene company based in Warrington receives prestigious sustainability award
A food hygiene company with a base in Warrington has received a prestigious award for its commitment to sustainability.
The Independent
Tesla suing Indian company for using its name
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company is seeking unspecified damages and a permanent injunction from the company from a judge in New Delhi
Reuters
Anglo CEO meets S.Africa mines minister after BHP's takeover proposal
Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad is meeting on Friday South African mines minister Gwede Mantashe for the first time since the miner rejected BHP Group's $39 billion takeover bid, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. BHP, the world's biggest-listed mining group, is privately talking to investors as it weighs up its next move after Anglo's rejection of its initial proposal. BHP has proposed that Anglo sell its shares in units Anglo Platinum (Amplats) and Kumba Iron Ore as an option to exit the South African assets it does not want included in the deal.
Reuters
HSBC has no plans to dispose of further businesses, Chairman says
LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC has no current plans to sell more assets, its chairman Mark Tucker said on Friday at the annual shareholder meeting of the bank, which has scaled back its presence in Western markets in recent years as part of a sweeping overhaul. HSBC shareholders met in London days after the bank's CEO Noel Quinn announced his surprise retirement following a five-year tenure which saw HSBC sell retail banking operations in France and the U.S., and its entire Canadian unit, as it pivots towards Asia. The chairman's comments hint at a likely shift in direction for whomever succeeds Quinn, as the bank turns its focus away from shrinking its global empire to trying to grow its business in its remaining markets.
PA Media: Money
UK services sector grows at fastest pace for nearly a year after spending boost
The S&P Global UK services PMI survey scored 55.0 in April, up from 53.1 in March and the highest level since May last year.
York Press
York business group tells new mayor what their priorities should be
The YORK-based business group Devolution Alliance has called on the new mayor of York & North Yorkshire to focus on improving inward investment into the region, upgrading its transport links and on improving leadership in the region.
The Telegraph
£7-a-bottle of olive oil ‘unlikely to come down in price’
Britain is at risk of olive oil shortages as the industry is wracked by a production crisis.

FTSE 100

FTSE 250

AIM

GBP/EUR

GBP/USD

Bitcoin GBP

CMC Crypto 200

S&P 500

DOW

CRUDE OIL

GOLD FUTURES

NIKKEI 225

HANG SENG

DAX

CAC 40

Best savings accounts that offer above inflation rates

Fidelity European Trust Plc - Monthly Factsheet

Latest stories

How Putin’s gas empire crumbled

Lawyer lied to client for 17 years by pretending she'd won £360k for workplace injury

Gazprom swings to £5bn loss in blow to Putin

BHP’s Biggest Rivals Sit on the Sidelines of Anglo M&A Drama

‘The decisions you’re making are going to end with a smoking hole in the ground’: Inside the Boeing catastrophe

How to get your money back after suffering a broadband outage

Asda and Sainsbury's issue 'emergency' alert and tell shoppers 'dispose of item'

Angela Rayner’s humiliation is a rare gift to Britain

Record loss for Russia's Gazprom as European market closed

Biden vetoes bid to repeal US labor board rule on contract, franchise workers

North Sea oil drilling to continue for a decade after net zero deadline

New North East partnership to deliver £62million changes to social housing

'Do not eat': Popular food sold at Asda and Sainsbury's may contain plastic

Food hygiene company based in Warrington receives prestigious sustainability award

Tesla suing Indian company for using its name

Anglo CEO meets S.Africa mines minister after BHP's takeover proposal

HSBC has no plans to dispose of further businesses, Chairman says

UK services sector grows at fastest pace for nearly a year after spending boost

York business group tells new mayor what their priorities should be

£7-a-bottle of olive oil ‘unlikely to come down in price’