Why Hotel Chocolat’s (LON: HOTC) shares are buzzing

• July 11, 2021 01:20 AM BST
• Suhita Poddar

Summary Tech stocks have gained favour amid the pandemic due to companies heavily relying on technology to manage an uncertain economic environment. The LSE has seen a rise in the listing of tech IPOs since 2020. Technology stocks in the U...

• July 09, 2021 02:29 PM BST
• Kamalika Ghosh

Summary Travel from the UK will become quarantine-free from 19 July onwards for the fully vaccinated people. After the announcement, amber list destinations bookings for holidays increased by almost 400%. UK government has announced that f...

• July 09, 2021 11:02 AM BST
• Suhita Poddar

Summary The UK reported a sudden spike in the delta variant cases as compared to the previous week. One of the reasons for the sudden spike in cases is large gathering during the ongoing EURO championship at stadiums and pubs. Delta varian...

• July 07, 2021 02:16 PM BST
• Kamalika Ghosh

Summary The world celebrates the brilliance of the chocolate on 7 July as World Chocolate Day. Chocolate reportedly was discovered in 450 BC and originated first in Mesoamerica. Hotel Chocolat, Camellia, Finsbury Foods, Premier Foods, and Unil...

• July 07, 2021 11:58 AM BST
• Kamalika Ghosh

Summary Sports betting in the UK is regulated under the Gambling Act 2005, ensuring fair and transparent laws for everyone in the betting industry. Amid the EURO Championship, the sports betting companies expect high volume bets from the UK an...

• July 05, 2021 03:21 PM BST
• Kamalika Ghosh

The PMI survey by IHS Markit and CIPS found that staff and capacity shortage grappled UK’s service sector in June, as business activities were halted, stalling the reopening boom that the UK was seeing. The Business Activity Index for June w...

• July 05, 2021 01:50 PM BST
• Kamalika Ghosh

Summary Australia has put a cap of 50% on the arrival limit of passengers from 14 July. The step has been implemented to deal with rising cases of more contagious Delta variant of Covid-19. The cap would affect 34,000 Australians waiting to re...

• June 29, 2021 01:25 PM BST
• Suhita Poddar

Summary UK citizens can travel to Brussels for the summer holiday after the two countries agreed on the Covid passports deal.  Travellers with negative PCR test or proof that they have been fully vaccinated will not face any restrictio...

• June 25, 2021 03:33 PM BST
• Kamalika Ghosh

Summary Malta, Madeira, Barbados, and Spain's Balearic Islands now added to the green list for travel. Those coming from any of the 16 places named in the list to the UK from 30 June 04:00 onwards will not have to follow quarantine rules. The ...

• June 24, 2021 03:57 PM BST
• Suhita Poddar

Summary The UK is planning to introduce a lower carbon emitting petrol called the E10 in September, replacing the current standard fuel the E5. E10 has 10 per cent of renewable ethanol, and the rest is unleaded petrol It is expected to reduce ...