8:00 - 19:00

Working hours MON. - FRI.

 

News

Liberty Global Earnings, Revenue beat in Q4 By Investing.com

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) reported on Tuesday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations. Liberty Global announced earnings per share of $0.31 on revenue of $3.43B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.2524 on revenue of $3.31B. Liberty Global shares are up 3% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $25.08...

Continue reading

Australia’s political opposition to support Facebook, Google legislation – sources By Reuters

By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's political opposition will support proposed legislation that would force Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)'s Google and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) to pay publishers and broadcasters for content, two sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. The bill, whose prospects are being widely watched around the world, is dependent upon support from the opposition as Prime Minister Scott Morrison's ruling...

Continue reading

RBA Sees Significant Monetary Support Needed for Some Time By Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s central bank expects “very significant” monetary support will be needed for some time and it’ll take years to meet its inflation and unemployment goals, according to minutes of its February meeting, when the board extended a quantitative easing program. “The bond purchase program had helped to lower interest rates and had contributed to a lower exchange rate than otherwise,” the...

Continue reading

BOJ’s Kuroda says stock boom reflects economic optimism, defends ETF scheme By Reuters

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the recent stock price rally reflected market optimism over the global economic outlook, brushing aside views its ultra-loose monetary policy was fuelling an asset price bubble. Kuroda said the central bank would be vigilant for financial risks associated with prolonged easing, nodding to growing concern among some...

Continue reading

UK competition regulator should get beefed-up role – lawmaker report By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator should have an enhanced role, becoming a new consumer champion, according to a government-commissioned report published on Tuesday. The report, penned by John Penrose, a lawmaker of the ruling Conservative Party, said currently there is no strong, independent institution responsible for the overall progress of competition, consumer rights, supply-side reforms and productivity improvements. "Given their importance...

Continue reading

UK to consider making excess vaccines available to other nations after its adults inoculated, official says By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The UK will look at making excess doses of coronavirus vaccinations available to other nations after it has vaccinated its adult population, vaccine deployment minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Monday. "My priority is to make sure I vaccinate the UK adult population as quickly as we can and then if there are any excess doses, we will...

Continue reading

Exclusive: Battery recycler Li-Cycle nears SPAC deal to go public – sources By Reuters

By Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Li-Cycle Corp, a recycler of lithium-ion batteries, is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with blank-check acquisition company Peridot Acquisition Corp at a valuation of about $1.7 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as early as Tuesday, the sources said, requesting anonymity ahead of an official...

Continue reading

Exclusive: Montana Aerospace prepares for $1.8 billion stock market listing -sources By Reuters

By Arno Schuetze and Oliver Hirt FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Austrian-Swiss aircraft parts maker Montana Aerospace is preparing for a $1.8 billion stock market listing as its private equity owner seeks to exit while stock market valuations are high, people close to the matter said. Austrian billionaire Michael Tojner's private equity vehicle Montana Tech Components is working with UBS and Berenberg on an initial...

Continue reading

Ex-UniCredit CEO Mustier, LVMH’s Arnault form SPAC for financial deals By Reuters

By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - Former UniCredit boss Jean-Pierre Mustier is teaming up with France's richest man Bernard Arnault to launch a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) aimed at European financial deals, as a boom in blank cheque vehicles spreads from the United States. French investment firm Tikehau Capital SCA is sponsoring the SPAC alongside Mustier, Financiere Agache, a group...

Continue reading

Britain’s new CityUnited financial think tank attacks ‘protectionist’ EU By Reuters

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Eurosceptic British politicians and financial sector veterans have set up CityUnited, a new think tank they say will promote a globally competitive financial sector after a "protectionist" EU shut its doors to the City of London after Brexit. Britain's huge financial sector no longer has unfettered access to its hitherto biggest export customer after the UK...

Continue reading
en_GBEnglish