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BYD Co shares rise 2-6% as it raises $3.9 billion from share sale

The Hong Kong-listed shares of the Shenzhen-headquartered diversified automaker BYD Co Ltd (HKG: 1211) rose nearly 2 per cent, while the Shenzhen Stoc...

Sunak’s Covid-19 policies being attacked by Labour

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been fiercely attacked by the Labour Party on the way he is handling the economy during the pandemic. Sha...

Unilever Plc (LON: ULVR) reiterates its wider inclusivity drive, sto...

Unilever Plc (LON: ULVR) reiterates its wider inclusivity drive, stocks marginally in the red....

Dixons Carphone Plc (LON: DC.) decline by over 1%, despite reporting...

Dixons Carphone Plc (LON: DC.) decline by over 1%, despite reporting strong Christmas season....

SAGA (LON: SAGA) up 5%, ask all customers to get vaccinated before t...

SAGA (LON: SAGA) up 5%, ask all customers to get vaccinated before the summer holiday trip....

Pearson (LON: PSON) witnesses profit-taking, down by 2.00%.

Pearson (LON: PSON) witnesses profit-taking, down by 2.00%....

SAGE Group Plc (LON: SGE) up 4%, reports in line Q1 numbers on succe...

SAGE Group Plc (LON: SGE) up 4%, reports in line Q1 numbers on successful strategic execution....

Major LSE indices trade in the green, FTSE 100 trades up by 0.10%

Major LSE indices trade in the green, FTSE 100 trades up by 0.10%...

UK lateral flow tests can spot up to 90% cases, says study 

Summary Researchers at the University of Oxford spotted 90 per cent of the cases with the rapid lateral flow tes...

FTSE 100 likely to open slightly higher as GBP gains strength

UK stock markets are likely to open a tad higher on Thursday, 21 January, tracking the upbeat Asian equities and Wall Street finishing on a positive f...

Kiwi Chris Liddell withdraws from race to head OECD after landing in...

Expat New Zealander Chris Liddell backed out of the race to head the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Lidell, who was a...

England’s lockdown has failed to lower the virus transmission rate

Summary PM Boris Johnson had imposed the third lockdown in England beginning 5 January.  A study conducted by the Imperial College shows no e...

Biden signs order for US to rejoin Paris climate accord

Hours after taking oath as the President of the United States on Wednesday, Joe Biden announced that the US will rejoin the Paris climate agreement. I...

Trump a no-show as Biden swears in as US president

Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, taking over reins from outgoing President Donald Trump. Biden...

UK & European Markets’ Ended in Green; S&P 500 and Nasdaq Traded at...

US Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 54.09 points or 1.42 per cent higher at...

GM & Cruise Partner with Microsoft for Self-Driving Vehicles

General Motors is once again hitting the headlines after it announced a partnership with Microsoft. In a public announcement Tuesday, GMC and Cruise L...

UK’s annual consumer price inflation rises in December

  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) data for December 2020, which stated that the 12-month i...

Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Stocks Surge As Jack Ma Resurfaces After 3 Month...

Chinese business magnate Jack Ma finally reappeared in the public eye on Wednesday, January 19, after months of speculation about him missing since sl...

FTSE 100 stalls ahead of Biden inauguration

UK stocks seemingly were stalled in the mid-morning deals on Wednesday, 20 January, ahead of the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Joe Biden la...

Ascential Plc (LSE: ASCL) disposes Groundsure brand to ATI Global su...

Ascential Plc (LSE: ASCL) disposes Groundsure brand to ATI Global subsidiary....