Investors are being told not to panic despite facing their biggest weekly loss in years, as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on stock markets around the world. The FTSE 100 dropped another 3 per cent by the close today, trading down 216.79 points at 6580.61, with the London stock market firmly in correction territory after a … Read more
STOCK WATCH: US raiders all set for showdown with Pru chiefs; Cineworld and Finablr in focus By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:15 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 29 February 2020 If bosses at Prudential thought they could easily shake off their new activist stalkers, they should think … Read more
New York Stock Exchange considers shutting trading floor amid coronavirus fears as Wall Street firms tell workers to prepare to work from home The New York Stock Exchange is considering closing its trading floor amid concerns the conoravirus outbreak will spread into a wider pandemic Wall Street firms already have started restricting travel and advising … Read more
Netflix stock RISES despite global economic recession fears after suggestions people quarantined amid coronavirus concerns will use the streaming service to pass the time The price of Netflix stock rose .08 per cent this week as coronavirus concerns wiped nearly $3 trillion off the combined market value of S&P 500 companies Netflix could see a … Read more
Police clash with small group of anti-capitalist activists who target the Bank of England and London Stock Exchange on same day Green Anti-Capitalist Front staged two protests in the City Of London on Friday Group clashed with police at the Stock Exchange before Bank of England demo Video shows officers shouting at activists to ‘get … Read more
Asian markets plummeted overnight, tracking a collapse in New York and Europe as the coronavirus spread rapidly around the world with the WHO warning the deadly epidemic was now at a ‘decisive point’. Tokyo and Jakarta were hammered more than four percent, while Shanghai, Sydney, Seoul and Bangkok tanked more than three percent each. The … Read more
Coronavirus has spread from Wuhan in China to countries across the world, with more than 80,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,000 deaths worldwide. Here is all you need to know today: – What is the scale of the problem? So far, China has reported a total of 78,497 cases, including 2,744 deaths. Outside China, there … Read more
Stocks on Wall Street dropped for the sixth day in a row after a press conference by President Donald Trump after the markets closed on Wednesday failed to calm fears amid concerns of a massive coronavirus outbreak. There have been reports of the virus in 47 countries and now the United States and Germany reported … Read more
Stock markets continue to plunge in wake of coronavirus fears after Wall Street suffered worst two-day losing streak for two years FTSE 100 Index has now fallen below 7,000 for the first time in more than a year Nearly £100 billion has been wiped off the value of UK blue chip companies Stock markets in … Read more
Stock markets across Europe including in London fell for the second day in a row today as fears continued over the economic impact of coronavirus. The FTSE 100 index of leading UK companies had fallen 132 points or 1.85 per cent to 7,024 by late afternoon, after opening up by 0.5 per cent in early … Read more