ONS says transportation delays resulted in shortages of electrical goodsAstraZeneca publishes positive results from Covid-19 antibody therapyApple delays office return to JanuaryM&S shares jump after rare profit upgradeIntroduction 1.05pm BST Here …
FTSE 100 falls as miners hit by China slowdown concerns – business live
Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Cobham and Ultra agree deal and Meggitt pushes ahead with Parker Hannifin buyoutWeak Chinese data set negative tone across Europe’s main stock marketsFTSE 100 down 0.7%, but Ultra an…
Bookfilter: Magical Economies
In Ask Metafilter, miles per flower asks, “I’ve recently enjoyed a couple books that dive deep on what magic costs — Sanjena Sathian’s Gold Diggers and Naomi Novik’s A Deadly Education — and I’m looking for more to read along those lines: detailed mech…
Will central bank digital currencies dethrone the dollar?
Some say the greenback’s dominance of cross-border payments will be erodedThis week marks the 50th anniversary of “the weekend that changed the world”, when the US president Richard Nixon suspended the dollar’s convertibility into gold at a fixed price…
Morrisons receives new £6.7bn takeover offer from private equity investors – business live
Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as group led by Fortress increases bid following shareholder criticismAsda boss resigns early after private equity-backed takeoverSurprise decline in German production amid chip shortag…
FTSE 250 hits record high amid buyout spree and factory boom – business live
Rolling live coverage as UK manufacturing PMI signals continued output growth despite supply chain strugglesHSBC profit doubles as it expands bonus pool for bankersMeggitt set to be latest UK acquisition target in £6.3bn takeoverFTSE 100 and European s…
FTSE 100 climbs, lifted by bumper profits at Shell and Lloyds; pound rises – business live
European stocks hit record highsLloyds swings to profit and resumes dividend paymentsAstraZeneca Covid vaccine sales triple but are a fraction of Pfizer’s $7.8bnPharma firm Advanz fined over thyroid drug pricingIntroduction 10.44am BST Mitchells & …
European shares bounce back, as UK house price growth cools – business live
FTSE 100 back above 7,000, lifted by Barclays; pound rises against euroAsian shares fall for fourth day as markets reel from China regulatory crackdown; Hong Kong stages late reboundSheffield Forgemasters nationalisedBarclays shareholders to get £800m …