What to watch Restaurant Group: London-listed Restaurant Group is the firm behind brands such as Wagamama, Frankie & Benny’s and Coast to Coast. As is the case for the restaurant industry as a whole, the pandemic has put a huge dent in the firm, which has seen its share price fall by more than 67%…
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The House vote came after a variety of economic data was released on Thursday, which contained some potential red flags. Personal income fell 2.7% in August, while initial weekly jobless claims remained stubbornly high at 837,000. The week has been littered with news of major corporate job cuts coming down the pipeline, and the US…
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EUROPEAN SHARES Shares traded higher at the beginning of Thursday’s trading session in Europe with all sectors opening in green territory, led by health care. This boost to market sentiment comes after investors were fuelled with hopes of a fresh stimulus package in the US. However, traders of European shares face a busy morning following…
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Healthcare was the leading sector in the index overall, helped by 3.5% plus gains from care providers Centene, Universal Health Services and HCA Healthcare. In healthcare company news, device maker Medtronic made waves late in the day after market hours, as The Wall Street Journal reported that the Justice Department is investigating whether acquisitions the…
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GOLD As we suggested in recent comments, gold was just waiting for a slowdown of the strength of the greenback to rebound to $1,900. The main scenario will remain positive for bullion for as long as central banks are still forced to print fresh money. Despite this, after the recovery of the last few days,…
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Chipmakers enjoyed a positive day, with Micron Technology and Advanced Micro Devices both gaining more than 2%, although Micron plunged by more than 5% in after-hours trading following the release of its quarterly earnings. The firm told investors that it does not know when it will be able to sell to Chinese firm Huawei again,…
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In other corporate headlines, Uber won back its license to operate in London after a court battle that has run for several years, ensuring its right to operate in one of its largest markets. Uber stock closed 3.2% higher following the news. S&P 500: +1.6% Monday, +3.7% YTD Dow Jones Industrial Average: +1.5% Monday, -3.3%…
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Key data this week Bold indicates the most important releases for this symbol. Wednesday 30 September, from 1.00 GMT: American presidential debate Wednesday 30 September, 6.00 GMT: British annual GDP growth (Q2, final) - consensus -21.7%, previous -1.7% Wednesday 30 September, 6.00 GMT: British quarterly GDP growth (Q2, final) - consensus -20.4%, previous -2.2% Wednesday…
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EUROPEAN SHARES European markets opened higher on Monday, continuing the trend registered overnight in Tokyo, Hong-Kong and Seoul as investors welcomed the latest encouraging data from China. While Beijing's economic recovery seems to be well underway, tensions with Washington continue to grow after the US issued another export restriction on China's largest chipmaker. Monday morning's rally…
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Energy stocks fall 8.6% in a week While the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both fell last week, the tech heavy Nasdaq Composite managed to eke out a 1.1% gain. Tech giants Amazon, Apple and Microsoft all posted positive weeks, but remain down between 9% and 10% apiece over the past month. In…
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