NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street gained on Monday, with all three major indexes closing near session highs as sustained optimism on the prospects for U.S.-China trade relations propelled technology shares. The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq both closed above their 100-day moving averages for the first time since October. Shares of Apple Inc […]

Brussels has stepped up its opposition to attempts to reopen Theresa May’s Brexit deal as senior Conservatives began talks on alternatives to the Irish backstop. The European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said the backstop was the “only operational solution” to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland. And senior Brussels official Martin […]

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It might still be over a week until Valentine’s day, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start the celebratory/consolatory feasting early. Especially when there’s free doughnuts involved. As tomorrow (5th February), doughnut kings Krispy Kreme are launching a buy one get one free offer on their Valentine’s doughnuts range. Getting you two doughnuts for the […]

(This January 7 story corrects headline to clarify four senior executives are leaving the company, not its four top executives.) (Reuters) – AutoNation Inc said on Monday four senior executives including chief operating officer are leaving the company as it restructures to cut costs and expects automotive retail to be challenging this year. The top […]

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Wirecard on Monday said that an external law firm it brought in to investigate actions by a member of its finance team in Singapore made no conclusive findings of criminal misconduct by any employee of the company. The payments firm contested articles from the Financial Times about alleged financial irregularities, which had […]

SYDNEY (REUTERS) – The Australian government is due to release on Monday (Feb 4) the final recommendations of the independent inquiry that exposed systemic wrongdoing in Australia’s financial sector last year, likely leading to sweeping changes to the country’s banking industry. The big banks, insurers, pension funds and regulators who oversee the financial industry are […]

Meath-based agritech firm Hexafly is looking to raise €10m this year. The company uses insects to turn waste into material that can be used in animal feed ingredients, fertilisers and a range of other industries. Flies consume the waste, and as they grow they shed their skins, from which the valuable material is produced. Hexafly, […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia stocks were barely moved on Monday, staying near a four-month high after Wall Street’s tepid pre-weekend performance, while the dollar was supported against the yen following strong U.S. jobs and manufacturing data. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was basically unchanged, capped below the four-month peak scaled on Friday. […]

Political crises bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. What is it about Brexit that when it comes to the British political classes, Brexit’s unique brand of toxicity only serves to bring out the worst? This was never more evident than in the House of Commons last week when British […]