London close: Stocks mixed as investors watch Middle East newsflow
19th Apr 2024 16:56
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed in a mixed state on Friday as traders kept a close watch on escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Read moreeasyJet posts significant reduction in winter losses
18th Apr 2024 08:20
(Sharecast News) - Low-cost airline easyJet reported a significant reduction in its winter losses in an update on Thursday, of more than £50m year-on-year, as demand for flights and holidays continued to rise, particularly for the upcoming summer season.
Read moreEasyjet suspends flights to Israel until October
16th Apr 2024 15:20
(Sharecast News) - Budget carrier easyJet on Tuesday said it had suspended flights to Tel Aviv until October 27 after Iran's missile and drone attack against Israel on Saturday night.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slip on renewed geopolitical tensions
15th Apr 2024 15:39
(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets markets experienced a downturn on Monday, with losses particularly notable in the mining and oil sectors, as investors remained cautious amid to escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish lower as ECB stands pat
11th Apr 2024 15:56
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished in negative territory on Thursday, as investors reacted to the European Central Bank's latest policy announcement and a producer price index release in the United States.
Read moreeasyJet cabin crew secure 20pc rise in base pay
10th Apr 2024 11:42
(Sharecast News) - Cabin crew at low-cost airline easyJet are to receive a 20% increase in their basic pay, it was announced on Wednesday, after negotiations with the Unite union.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish lower as US payrolls top forecasts
5th Apr 2024 15:22
(Sharecast News) - London markets closed lower on Friday amid a backdrop of heightened investor caution, following robust US job data for March, hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials, and escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: EasyJet, Direct Line, Cairo
3rd Mar 2024 15:16
(Sharecast News) - EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji.Ioannou has called time on his long-running feud with the "scoundrels" running the carrier. Haji-Ioannou has admitted that his war with easyJet boss Johan Lundgren was motivated by his fear that it would not get through Covid-19. His latest remarks come as the company is preparing to re-enter the ranks of the FTSE 100. They also come after attempts by easyJet to fill the gap in the market left by the collapse of Monarch and Thomas Cook, with Lundgren and chairman Stephen Hester having tried to shift focus towards selling holidays instead of just flights. - The Sunday Times
Read moreEasyJet to re-join FTSE 100 in latest reshuffle; Endeavour up for demotion
28th Feb 2024 11:02
(Sharecast News) - EasyJet is expected to make its way back into the FTSE 100 in the latest reshuffle due to be announced after the market close on Wednesday.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall as investors look to US data
26th Feb 2024 15:11
(Sharecast News) - London markets closed in negative territory on Monday, as investors remained cautious ahead of the release of crucial US economic data later in the week.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks manage gains despite UK recession news
15th Feb 2024 14:55
(Sharecast News) - London markets had a mixed but ultimately positive day of trading on Thursday, despite news that the UK fell into a technical recession at the end of 2023.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as US payrolls come in red-hot
2nd Feb 2024 16:59
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed with mixed results on Friday, as investors were confronted by an unexpectedly strong US labour market as revealed in the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
Read moreBroker tips: Wise, easyJet, Wizz, BT
2nd Feb 2024 14:45
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies has upgraded its rating on money transfer specialist Wise to a 'buy' on the back of improving growth prospects.
Read moreBarclays upgrades easyJet, Wizz Air
2nd Feb 2024 11:56
(Sharecast News) - Barclays upgraded Wizz Air and easyJet on Friday as it cited "positive prospects" for European low-cost carriers.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks turn lower as BoE keeps rates on hold
1st Feb 2024 16:48
(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets finished in the red on Thursday, reversing earlier gains after the Bank of England maintained interest rates at current levels.
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