July 31, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Rex Airline Enters Administration

The Rex services that have been grounded are the Boeing 737 flights between capital cities, including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. While ticket sales for those routes are suspended, the company’s regional services are running normally, according to an update on Tuesday from administrators EY. With Qantas and Virgin dominating the Australian air market, budget airline…

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Spectrum Markets
July 31, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Spectrum Markets Updates Its H1 2024 Business Outlook

During H1 2024, Spectrum recorded 1.2 million trades. Its order book turnover declined by 15%, coming in at €1.5bn as opposed to the €1.7bn reported in H1 2023. Spectrum maintained that it remains resilient and focused on strategic growth despite this drop. The platform expanded its product range with approximately 1,800 exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Investors…

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Google
July 31, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

CMA Looking Into Alphabet’s Deal With Anthropic

According to media reports, the competition watchdog wants to determine if the partnership resulted in a “relevant merger situation” and if this would cause “substantial lessening of competition”. The CMA indicated that it invited comments from interested parties before launching its investigation. According to CNBC, a spokesperson for Anthropic said that the company will cooperate…

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July 30, 2024 BY Robert Bell

McDonald’s Suffers Falling Sales Numbers

A global drop in sales of 1% was recorded in the second quarter of 2024 compared to 2023’s numbers. Analysts had expected a 0.5% increase. Revenue grew by 1% overall in the quarter. Net profit dropped to $2.02bn, which is a fall of 12%. Meanwhile, its earnings per share declined by 6% to $2.97. Chief…

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Daily Market Commentary
July 30, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

European Stocks Start Week On A High

Based on Bloomberg data, the Stoxx Europe 600 Index was already 0.4% up when the clock struck 8:07am in London. Seventeen of its 20 industry groups were in the green at this time. The shares of Dutch medical equipment manufacturer Royal Philips (PHI1.HA) spiked by more than 9% after the company reported an increase in…

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Trading on a mobile
July 30, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

CFTC Wins Case, Tinoco And Kikit & Mess Fined $31m

In a press statement dated 26 July 2024, the CFTC said Tinoco and his company must “jointly and severally” pay restitution of more than $6.2m to 199 defrauded customers and just under $6.3m in disgorgement “with dollar-for-dollar credit for any restitution payments to victims”. The civil monetary penalty is more than $18.7m. The court also…

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July 29, 2024 BY Robert Bell

UK Supermarkets in the Spotlight for Loyalty Prices

The watchdog will be focussing on the prices that are shown as “was” as “now”, suggesting that purchasers are getting a lower price than the regular cost of the item. This issue has arisen over concerns that customers may not get the savings advertising makes them believe they are. It’s the latest part of an…

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Stripe obtains $600M funding at $95B valuation
July 29, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Sage And Stripe Expand Deal To Boost SMB Financial Processes

In its press statement, Sage said that the Stripe deal will help its customers – “ranging from startups to enterprises” – to make and get payments faster. The company added that “millions” of businesses know and trust Stripe, and by harnessing this infrastructure, Sage can simplify and expedite cash flow processes. The fintech believes that…

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July 29, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

3M’s New CEO Behind 40-Year Stock High

Based on Bloomberg data, Brown used his first earnings report to identify gaps and set future priorities. One of these goals aims to accelerate new developments to resuscitate the company’s portfolio. During 3M’s earnings call, he commented: There’s a lot of value that can be created from the raw materials that we have here. I’m…

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