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Medical cannabis company Northern Leaf eyes London listing later this year By Reuters

(Reuters) - Northern Leaf Ltd is close to hiring a lead broker for a London stock listing later this year, its financial adviser said, a month after it became only the second company to receive a license for growing medical cannabis in the British Isles. The Jersey-based company, preparing to grow cannabis in a 75,000 square feet greenhouse on the island, is...

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Dow Eases From Highs as Energy Slumps; Cannabis Rally Goes Up in Smoke By Investing.com

By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – The Dow eased from record highs Thursday, paced by slump in energy and financials on concerns over the demand outlook, though overall investor sentiment remains positive on stocks amid expectations for another round of stimulus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.30%, or 94 points after hitting an intraday high of 31,543.82. The S&P 500 was down 0.30%,...

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Australia to introduce landmark Google, Facebook legislation to parliament next week By Reuters

By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will introduce landmark legislation to force Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)'s Google and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) to pay publishers and broadcasters for content next week, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Friday. Australia is on course to become the first country to require Facebook and Google to pay for news content,...

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Arabesque hires HSBC’s Klier to head ESG data, advisory and research By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Arabesque has hired HSBC's global head of sustainable finance, Daniel Klier, to drive its data, advisory and research services as the ESG investment research and asset manager seeks to scale up its global offering. Klier, who joined HSBC in 2013 as group head of strategy in London, was appointed CEO of Arabesque S-Ray GmbH and president of the Arabesque...

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BOE’s Haldane predicts possible double-digit annual growth rate in UK a year ahead – Daily Mail By Reuters

(Reuters) - Britain's annual economic growth rate could be in double digits a year from now, the Bank of England's chief economist Andy Haldane wrote in a Daily Mail column published online late on Thursday. Economic recovery should be "one to remember, after a year to forget," Haldane wrote https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9251595/Bank-England-chief-economist-predicts-Britain-roar-spending-boom.html. The central banker predicted that British households would have amassed "accidental savings"...

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Euro zone in double-dip recession, recovery risks to downside: Reuters poll By Reuters

By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is in double-dip recession amid lockdown restrictions due to a resurgence in coronavirus cases, according to a Reuters poll of economists, who said the risks to their already weak outlook was skewed more to the downside. Given delays to the European Union's vaccine roll-out and concerns about new coronavirus variants supporting current...

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Canada shares lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.46% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Materials and IT sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.46%. The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Inter Pipeline Ltd (TSX:IPL), which rose 29.03% or 3.89 points to trade at 17.29 at the close....

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