Ryanair has been forced to admit its profits this year will be down €100 million – but while it’s struggling, others are either in full retreat or have disappeared as competition sees prices collapse. And this is a price war Irish budget airline is winning. "While we are disappointed at this slightly lower full year […]
People in Reading are the most likely to check how much their neighbours’ homes are worth – while those in Milton Keynes are the most inclined to check the value of their own property, analysis by a website has found. Zoopla made the "nosey neighbour" findings by examining how frequently visitors to its website used […]
Temperatures are below freezing this week as snow and ice blanket large parts of the country in the first great January freeze. But with heating bills and thermostats rising, what can households do to minimise the impact on their energy bills? It might seem obvious but turning the heating down, even by as little as 1º can […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks rose to their highest in more than a month on Friday after a report suggested progress toward resolving the trade dispute between the United States and China. European stocks rose to their highest since early December, with the pan-European STOXX 600 index up nearly 1 percent. Trade-exposed indexes and stocks […]
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is being warned by Cabinet ministers she will face mass resignations unless she allows MPs to try to stop a no-deal Brexit. The prime minister said yesterday it was “impossible” to rule out a no-deal Brexit under the terms of Article 50 and said it was “not in the Government’s […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday as a published report that the United States was considering lifting tariffs on Chinese imports lifted investor sentiment. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed lifting some or all tariffs imposed on Chinese imports and suggested offering a tariff rollback during trade discussions scheduled for Jan. 30, […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks advanced on Friday as a report of progress in U.S.-China trade talks stirred hopes of a deal in their tariff dispute and supported risk sentiment. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed lifting some or all tariffs imposed on Chinese imports and suggested […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Concern over China’s economic outlook and possible U.S. tariffs on European cars dragged stocks lower on Thursday, while an anti-climactic end to the latest chapter in the Brexit saga offered sterling a moment’s peace. Fresh news had been thin on the ground during the European morning, but dealers had more than enough […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Major consumer companies including Unilever (ULVR.L), Procter & Gamble (PG.N) and Nestle (NESN.S) are chasing consumers who want food and household goods delivered automatically, even though this kind of business has not always worked. The companies are pitching new online subscription services, which promise stable revenues, lower delivery costs and valuable data […]
(Reuters) – American Express Co (AXP.N) missed Wall Street’s fourth-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, hurt by higher expenses and provisions for credit losses. The company’s shares fell 2.5 percent in extended trading after it reported that provisions for credit losses rose 14 percent to $954 million and expenses increased 9 percent to $7.7 billion. Quarterly […]