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London stocks on the FTSE 100 were just a smidgen higher in early trade on Wednesday following the release of hotter-than-expected UK inflation figures and amid tensions in the Middle East. At 0915 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.1% firmer at 8,785.84, while the pound was up 0.3% against the dollar at 1.3418. Data released […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 rose in early trade on Tuesday as concerns about Moody’s US credit rating downgrade faded. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.3% higher at 8,721.70. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Renewed hopes for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, combined with another wave of stimulus […]

Crypto Wealth Turns Sinister: Father of Millionaire Abducted and Mutilated in Paris In a chilling reminder of the dark side of digital wealth, the father of a Paris-based cryptocurrency millionaire was violently abducted in broad daylight—an attack that quickly escalated into a gruesome extortion scheme. The victim was snatched Thursday morning from the 14th arrondissement […]

London stocks fell in early trade on Monday as sentiment took a hit after Moody’s downgraded its credit rating on the US. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,661.91. Moody’s announced late on Friday that it was cutting the rating to Aa1 from the highest triple-A rating. “This one-notch downgrade on our 21-notch […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 rose in early trade on Friday as investors continued to mull the main event of the week – the trade deal between the US and China. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,669.45. Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, said: “The chief driver of global markets […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 fell in early trade on Thursday despite better-than-expected UK GDP figures, as investors sifted through another raft of corporate news. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,549.40. Data released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that the economy grew more than expected in the first […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 were steady in early trade on Wednesday as investors sifted through a raft of corporate news. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 8,605.43. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Stocks stateside have gone on a run as more trade deals are inked, […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors continued to mull the US-China tariff pause and digested the latest UK jobs data. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,609.93. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Of course, the developments between the US […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 surged in early trade on Monday after the US and China agreed a temporary deal to cut tariffs, but the sharp gains were short-lived. At 0930 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,572.58, having risen as much as 1% earlier after it emerged that the US and […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 gained in early trade on Friday as optimism over US trade deals boosted sentiment. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.4% firmer at 8,561.32. Derren Nathan, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The diplomatic offensive presented conjointly by President Trump and Keir Starmer from Washington and Solihull […]