Shares
G4S cuts 1,150 jobs as it adjusts strategy for cashless future
Security services company G4S (LON:GFS) saw its shares rally by around 10% on Monday morning, as the company announced that first half trading had...
Quiz shares dip on allegations of using underpaying subcontractor
Shares in online fashion outlet Quiz (LON:QUIZ) began trading on Monday by dropping 21%. This followed allegations by a reporter from the Times on...
Avacta teams up with Integumen to develop waste water COVID-19 testing
Avacta (LON:AVCT) has announced a corroboration with AIM-listed Integumen (LON:SKIN) to develop an early warning testing system for the presence of COVID-19 proteins in...
Royal Mail shares unfazed as company fined £1.6m by Ofcom
Royal Mail Group plc (LON:RMG) has been fined £1.6 million by communications regulator Ofcom for late deliveries and overcharging for stamps. Meanwhile, the company's share...
Crowdfunding
Pret A Manger to close 30 stores due to “significant operating...
Coffee and sandwich chain Pret A Manger is set to close 30 of its 410 UK stores - jeopardising at least 1,000 jobs -...
UK injects £400m stake into failed satellite firm OneWeb as part...
The UK government has announced that it is set to spend £400 million on a stake in bankrupt satellite firm OneWeb, as part of its...
Features
How reckless housing policy will further divide UK society
As British philosopher John Gray discussed in a recent article, there is a deep and widening cultural rift in British society. While this rift,...
Opportunities in the Future of Health Tech
The health sector is experiencing an ongoing uptrend in health optimisation and self care. This is supported by a global shift toward patient controlled...
Tesla shares bounce 8% but does the inflated price have longevity?
Cult favourite tech innovation company Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has seen its share price hit new heights, after soaring to unprecedented levels in February.
This week ended...
Boris pledges billions to rescue economy – but is it destined...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to spend billions of pounds to rescue the economy, as the country fast approaches a looming economic...
Commodities & FX
Investing in fine wine to beat the pandemic wobble
Speaking to the UK Investor Magazine, Vindome Consultant and Master of Wine, Roderick Smith, MW, offered his insight into investing into an asset he...
Global equities stung by US COVID cases and potential second lockdown
After a somewhat sore day of trading, global equities were shown mercy with a (very) partial recovery towards the end of the Tuesday session.
After...