UK FTSE 100 closed above 7,000 on Friday, driven by boost in energy stocks
The UK FTSE 100 index closed above 7,000 on Friday December 16, gaining 0.2% to end the trading day at 7,01164.
The last time the...
UK employment growth ‘beginning to cool down’
Employment growth in the United Kingdom looks like it is beginning to cool down, while unemployment continues to fall, and numbers claiming out of...
Bank of England decides to keep UK’s main interest rate at 0.25%
The UK’s main interest is being held 0.25% after the Bank of England voted unanimously to keep interest rates unchanged and maintain quantitative easing...
Google spins off autonomous car unit into new company: ‘Waymo’
Google's parent company Alphabet Inc has spun off its self-driving car project into a new company called Waymo.
Waymo says its mission is “to make...
Ireland is Europe’s ‘best place to do business,’ research reveals
Using business climate criteria, new research reveals the Republic of Ireland is the best place to do business in Europe.
In their first edition of...
UK inflation rate rose to 1.2% in November, up 0.3% from the previous month
The UK inflation rate rose to 1.2% in November, up 0.3% from the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The Consumer...
Oil prices surge on Monday on new output agreement
Oil prices surged on Monday following a landmark agreement between non-OPEC and OPEC countries in curbing production.
Brent crude increased to as high as...
London sees surge in gig economy workers
The number of gig economy workers in London has soared in recent years.
Research from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) think tank finds the gig...
11 non-OPEC nations, including Russia, agree to cut oil production
Eleven oil producing nations who are not part of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have agreed to cut oil production as...
21st Century Fox makes takeover approach for Sky
Media giant 21st Century Fox has reached a preliminary deal with Sky to acquire the 61 percent of the company that it does not...