Recruiters have seen the steepest rise in candidates available for hire for nearly five years amid rising redundancies and fewer job opportunities, according to a report. Growth in starting salaries also eased back to the slowest pace for four-and-a-half-years, it found. The monthly KPMG and REC report on jobs showed a slight improvement in permanent…
Stocks in Asia were lower overnight, following the global trend, with the Nikkei (^N225) fell 0.9% on the day in Japan, while the Hang Seng (^HSI) fell 0.6% in Hong Kong. Yields on Japan’s longer maturity JGBs continued to be at multi-decade highs, following the global selloff in bonds and political uncertainty in the nation….
LONDON — Shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk were 3% higher in early deals Monday, after the company released trial data suggesting its blockbuster drug Wegovy outperforms major rivals in heart disease risk reduction. The study found continued users of semaglutide, a weight management drug branded as Wegovy, had up to a 57% greater reduction…
European stock markets fell on Thursday, as investors assessed an above-consensus quarterly earnings report from tech giant Nvidia. The U.S.-listed firm, which makes products for tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon, said sales growth this quarter will remain above 50% in a sign of the continued resilience of the artificial intelligence boom. Fiscal…
European markets are heading for a higher open Wednesday as traders gear up for a quarterly earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia. The Nasdaq-listed stock has become a bellwether for the global technology sector, particularly regarding the progress of the artificial intelligence boom, as its major corporate customers include Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon. Its value…
A Palantir sign at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on May 22, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images If you have any U.S. technology stocks in your portfolio (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?), you might want to look away. For the second day in a row, tech stocks…
Palantir Technologies signage on an options contract ticker as traders work on the floor of American Stock Exchange at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Friday, June 20, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images If you have any U.S. technology stocks in your portfolio (and let’s face it, who…
Pedro Goncalves writes: The pound was steady this morning as traders await the latest inflation figures due on Wednesday. Sterling was higher against the dollar, up 0.1% at $1.3520, and remained flat against the euro at €1.1570. The upbeat UK gross domestic product (GDP) report for the second quarter could complicate the Bank of England’s…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters LONDON — European stocks opened in mixed territory on Monday as traders look ahead to a meeting between regional leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Ukraine. The pan-European Stoxx…
London’s FTSE 100 touched a fresh record high on Friday – and some market watchers see more upside ahead for the long-maligned index, with U.S. tariffs, macroeconomic influences and outperformance in certain sectors sparking a widespread reassessment of U.K. equities. The U.K. index — home to some of the world’s most renowned companies, including AstraZeneca…