London Stock Exchange completes Refinitiv swoop

London Stock Exchange completes its whopping £20bn acquisition of data firm Refinitiv By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 29 January 2021 The London Stock Exchange has completed its whopping £20billion acquisition of data firm Refinitiv.  The merger creates a company to rival the likes … Read more

London Stock Exchange boss urges reforms to boost London floats 

London Stock Exchange boss urges Government to push ahead with rules reforms to boost London floats By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 January 2021 Reform plea: David Schwimmer  became chief exec of the LSE in 2018 The boss of the London Stock Exchange … Read more

Why Argo Blockchain is the most popular stock in 2021 so far 

Cryptocurrency mining company Argo Blockchain is one of the most bought stocks so far this year on investing platform and trading apps. Most probably wouldn’t have heard of it until recently, but the performance of bitcoin is hard to ignore after a huge run and at a time traditional assets are having to work harder … Read more

Boss heading for windfall in Moonpig stock market listing

Former WH Smith chief Kate Swann heading for windfall in bumper £1bn stock market listing by bespoke greetings card firm Moonpig.com By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 16 January 2021 Former WH Smith chief Kate Swann is heading for a windfall in a bumper … Read more

Twitter stock falls 10% as it fears MAGA attacks after Trump ban

Twitter saw its shares drop by 12 per cent Monday after days after banning Donald Trump and purging his supporters.    The tech giant lost $5 billion on the first day of trading after it permanently suspended the president citing a ‘risk of further incitement of violence’ in the wake of the storming of the U.S. Capitol by … Read more

Twitter stock falls 10% as it fears MAGA attacks after Trump ban

Twitter saw its shares drop by 12 per cent Monday after days after banning Donald Trump and purging his supporters.    The tech giant lost $5 billion on the first day of trading after it permanently suspended the president citing a ‘risk of further incitement of violence’ in the wake of the storming of the U.S. Capitol by … Read more

Moonpig looking at £1bn stock market listing

Online greeting cards business Moonpig looking at £1bn stock market listing By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 8 January 2021 Moonpig is looking at a £1billion stock market listing.  The online greeting cards business is expected to reveal more about a potential stock market … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: A stock market rally that bucks the gloom

The bizarre juxtaposition of the US Capitol invaded and trashed and share indexes on both sides of the Atlantic hitting fresh highs looks inexplicable. Conventional wisdom is that the bigger the political uncertainty the worse it is for equity prices. The current exuberance shows a willingness of investors to look over the hill to the … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: The London Stock Exchange plots a global future

The London Stock Exchange (LSE), along with much of the rest of the financial services industry, is being left to plough its own furrow in Britain’s trading relationship with the EU. Among the immediate impacts is the loss of equivalence, which previously allowed shares in EU-domiciled companies, including those in British Airways owner IAG, to … Read more