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UK and European Markets’ Ended in Green; FTSE-100 Index Surged by 0.53%
October 09, 2020 08:31 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 20.96 points or 0.61 per cent higher at 3,440.41, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 64.11 points or 0.23 per cent higher...

Quantum technology to make Britain a global leader in EV battery manufacturing
October 09, 2020 02:32 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary A £5.4-million Project Quantum has been launched to make Britain a key player in the booming EV battery manufacturing space. Project Quantum was launched in August and intended to keep Britain at the forefront of scalable battery .....

FTSE-100 Index Ended Marginally Lower; Tyman Share Price Inched Higher by 14.58%
October 08, 2020 08:05 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 43.39 points or 1.29 per cent higher at 3,404.34, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 402.84 points or 1.45 per cent higher...

Pound-Euro Rate Witnesses Fluctuations As Investors React To Brexit Headlines
October 07, 2020 10:00 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe Pound Sterling to Euro rate showed wide fluctuations on Tuesday 6 October 2020 with various contradictory off-record rumors regarding the stances of both parties for the ongoing Brexit deal negotiations. While some sources said that EC (.....

FTSE-250 Index Expanded by 1.22%; Rolls-Royce Holdings Share Price Edged Higher by 21.56%
October 07, 2020 06:22 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded on a mixed note - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 2.42 points or 0.07 per cent lower at 3,406.20, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 27.02 points or 0.10 per cent hi...

FTSE-100 index accelerated by 0.69%, led by rally seen in energy and technology stocks
October 05, 2020 11:11 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 46.25 points or 1.38 per cent higher at 3,394.69, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 355.62 points or 1.28 per cent higher...

FTSE All-Share Index Surged by 0.32%; Fuller, Smith & Turner Share up 9.09%
October 02, 2020 11:11 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 41.20 points or 1.22 per cent lower at 3,339.60, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index contracted by 268.29 points or 0.96 per cent lower at 27,5...

Boohoo and Shell earnings report: What does it say about the state of affairs?
October 02, 2020 06:38 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Boohoo Group announced its interim results for the six-month period that ended on 31 August 2020. The group revenue rose by 44 per cent as compared to H1 2019. The British online fashion firm believes that it remained strongly placed fo.....

Breather for Debt-Driven Consumers With FCA In The Picture
October 01, 2020 11:22 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The British economy showed signs of gradual recovery once the lockdown was eased. But the impending virus outbreak has severely impacted the economic growth across the globe. Though in the initial stage of the pandemic, banks were not .....

UK Markets Ended in Green on Hopes of Additional US Stimulus; Halfords Group Share up 31.48%
October 01, 2020 11:11 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 18.40 points or 0.55 per cent higher at 3,381.40, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 104.32 points or 0.38 per cent higher at 27...

FTSE-250 Index Accelerated by 0.83% at Close of Trade; 888 Holdings Share up by 20.86%
September 30, 2020 11:11 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 49.33 points or 1.48 per cent higher at 3,384.80, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 492.45 points or 1.79 per cent higher at 27...

FTSE AIM All-Share Index Ended in Green; Alfa Financial Software Holdings Share up by 14.81%
September 29, 2020 11:12 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 19.07 points or 0.57 per cent lower at 3,332.53, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index contracted by 219.11 points or 0.79 per cent lower at 27,3...

Risk-on sentiment led the UK equities edge higher, and Reach PLC rose 17.2%
September 28, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 51.26 points or 1.55 per cent higher at 3,349.72, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 489.77 points or 1.80 per cent higher at 27...

Sunak extends reduced VAT for hospitality sector till March 2021
September 27, 2020 03:48 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The chancellor Rishi Sunak extended the period for reduced VAT from 20 to 5 per cent for the hospitality and tourism sectors until end-March 2021. The measure is likely to protect around 2.4 million jobs in the sector. The VAT cut ext.....

Job Market Cheers With New Vacancies At The Highest Level Since Lockdown
September 27, 2020 12:02 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe jobs recovery tracker from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) for the week between 14 and 20 September 2020 showed highest number of new job postings since the beginning of March 2020. There were approximately 129,000 new job .....
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Why Sunak’s Jobs Support Scheme Is Not Enough For Hospitality, Retail, And Entertainment Sectors?
September 25, 2020 10:58 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic face uncertainty over their future and say that the Jobs Support Scheme is not enough for them Hospitality, retail, and entertainment, among others, who have workers on zero-hours cont.....

FTSE-250 Index Accelerated by 1.44% at Close of Trade; William Hill Share Price up by 43.47%
September 25, 2020 01:15 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 15.52 points or 0.48 per cent higher at 3,262.11, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 58.30 points or 0.22 per cent higher at 26,...

UK and European Equities Closed in Red; Pearson Share Price Edged Higher by 6.22%
September 24, 2020 04:15 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 15.16 points or 0.47 per cent higher at 3,252.08, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 83.51 points or 0.31 per cent higher at 26,...

Top Firms Urge Governments To Support Their Efforts On Green Operations
September 23, 2020 06:03 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Around 560 leading global companies have requested the governments to act on reversing the fast destruction of nature and fight against climate change. Many companies said that the policy measures by the governments would strengthen the.....

FTSE-100 Index rebounded closed 1.20% higher; Diploma was the top stock up 26.94%
September 23, 2020 03:06 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 26.70 points or 0.81 per cent lower at 3,288.87, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index contracted by 112.24 points or 0.41 per cent lower at 27,1...
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