CashNews.co Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than 5,000 people who invested in Neil Woodford’s collapsed equity fund are suing Hargreaves Lansdown, claiming the UK’s largest investment site continued to recommend the product even as it ran into trouble. Claims […]
Trading assets at US banks cross $1tn for first time since financial crisis #NewsMarket
CashNews.co Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Investment Banking myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The trading accounts of US banks topped $1tn in the third quarter — their highest level in more than 16 years and close to an all-time high — as the nation’s largest financial firms […]
Namibia seeks to double GDP growth from oil and gas finds #NewsMarket
CashNews.co Namibia could double its annual GDP growth to 8 per cent within a decade and reduce its dependence on diamonds because of new offshore oil and gas finds, according to the southern African country’s mining and energy minister Tom Alweendo. Alweendo’s party Swapo, in power since independence in 1990, hopes the promise of riches […]
European stocks lag US by record margin as ‘Trump trade’ bites #NewsMarket
CashNews.co Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. European markets are lagging behind Wall Street by a record margin after Donald Trump’s election victory pushed the region’s stocks lower and sent the euro tumbling. US stocks hit record highs after Trump secured […]
Dangote seeks billions to boost crude supplies at new Nigerian refinery #NewsMarket
CashNews.co Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Nigerian business tycoon Aliko Dangote is seeking to raise billions of dollars to step up production at his $20bn oil refinery on the outskirts of Lagos. The industrialist is in talks with […]
Lithium producer says west cannot end reliance on China in critical minerals #NewsMarket
CashNews.co Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Commodities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Albemarle, the world’s largest lithium producer, says it is not economically viable to build a supply chain in North America and Europe that could wrest control of critical minerals from China. Kent Masters, chief executive […]
how Iran ran low on energy #NewsMarket
CashNews.co The start of rolling power blackouts in Iran this week amid critical fuel shortages has exposed the vulnerability of the oil-rich country to US sanctions and underscored the impact of years of under-investment. Iran has the world’s third-largest oil reserves and second-largest natural gas reserves. And yet weary Iranians have in recent months had […]
Trump’s Truth Social emerges as a meme stock darling #NewsMarket
CashNews.co Donald Trump’s lossmaking social media company has become a magnet for fast-moving day traders, vying with Elon Musk’s Tesla and chipmaker Nvidia for their attention as politics moves up the agenda for retail investors. Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates Truth Social, has been among the three most-traded stocks on Interactive Broker’s platform […]
Gold suffers worst week in 3 years as investors weigh Trump victory #NewsMarket
CashNews.co Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Gold is on track for its worst week in more than three years as Donald Trump’s US election victory and a strong dollar send bullion’s historic rally into reverse. After jumping more than 35 […]
L&G to axe jobs in new asset management division #NewsMarket
CashNews.co Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Legal and General is planning to cut jobs in its asset management division following a restructuring earlier this year, as the insurance company attempts to cut costs and boost returns. Up to 20 investment […]