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Japan's stock exchange reached its highest level ever, surpassing that of the late 1980s bubble economy and marking a symbolical recovery after 34 years of stagnation. The Nikkei Average of the top 225 Japanese companies closed on…

Currys' top investor cautioned that international companies will start looking closely at London businesses, following a bidding war involving the electronics retailer. Redwheel, which owns 14.6pc shares in Currys said that it was…

S&P Global, a financial data company, is close to acquiring research platform Visible Alpha. The deal values Visible Alpha at over $500 million and includes investment banks Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, and UBS.S&P, best known for its…

Private equity owners at Shawbrook want to revive their plans to float the bank to boost the London Stock Exchange. Shawbrook was purchased by BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital in 2017 for £868million. Private equity firms had…

Raspberry Pi, the computer that got children interested in computing, is now aiming for the top prize As it prepares to list in London, the hobbyist computer company Raspberry Pi may sell shares to its legion of fans. Eben Upton is…

The Association of Investment Companies' website recorded the most searches for City of London Investment Trust last year. The FTSE 250 firm with a market capitalization of £2 billion took the top spot in the rankings for the second…

The massive dividends announced by Meta last week, the company which controls Facebook and Whatsapp will buy a lot hoodies and at least generate enough cash for Sir Nick Clegg to think twice about returning to British politics. Mark…

The gambling group Flutter that owns Paddy Power plans to leave the UK's FTSE 100 Index by moving its primary listing from London to New York. This will be another blow for London's ailing stock market. The company announced on Monday…

Chinese markets are up after a report that Beijing is scrambling for billions of Yuan to be mobilized from state-owned companies to reverse the recent share decline. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (which tracks Chinese stocks in…

Investors were captivated by the takeover activity that took place across the Channel, which prompted a rally of British gambling stocks. This takeover was confirmed by Sweden's Kindred Group. The company confirmed that La Francaise des…

After an unexpected increase in inflation, the FTSE 100 dropped by up to 2 percent. This dashed any hopes for an early interest rate cut. After official data revealed that consumer price growth in December had risen to 4% from 3.9 % the…

The Metropolitan Police said that police presence in City of London will be increased on Monday, after six pro Palestinian activists were arrested. They are suspected of plotting to disrupt the opening of London Stock Exchange. The Met…

At least three tech companies are looking to float on the London stock exchange. All three companies, including the computer designer Raspberry Pi and Quantum, a tech and cybersecurity company, as well as ClickASnap - a platform based in…

Muddy Waters' Carson Block believes London Stock Exchange is the world's "cleanest" stock exchange One of America's most fearful short sellers said that the London Stock Exchange must avoid a "race towards the bottom" against New York.…

Tui, Europe’s largest tour operator has dealt another blow to London’s shrinking equity markets after recommending that its UK listing be cancelled next month. Anglo-German Travel Group, which has reported revenues of €20.7bn by 2023 and…

Wall Street stocks began the year with a tech-driven hangover, after the rally which ended in 2023 became cautious. Tech stocks had their worst day for more than two month. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day down by 1.6 percent, its…

Nine-tenths (90%) of the foreign capital that was expected to flow into China's stock exchange in 2023 is already gone, due to growing doubts over Beijing's commitment to taking serious measures to boost the economy. According to…

The FAANGs were once the five biggest US tech stocks dominating the investment landscape. These included Facebook (now Meta), Amazon (now Alphabet), Apple (now Netflix), and Google (now Alphabet). This picture is no longer relevant.…