Pressure on UK to back carbon pricing for airlines to meet climate targets
7th Jun 2021 09:39
(Sharecast News) - The UK is under increasing pressure from the European Union to end free carbon permits for airlines in order to meet its targets for fighting against climate change.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Delta mutation, Foreign summer holidays, Anglo American
6th Jun 2021 12:20
(Sharecast News) - The decision to reopen on June 21 has been made "more difficult" by the Indian variant's spread to the most dominant variant in the UK, the Health Secretary has said. Matt Hancock told Sky News that the latest advice the Government has received is that the so-called Delta mutation first identified in India is 40 per cent more transmissible than the previously dominant Kent variant. - Sunday Telegraph
Read moreTravel stocks slump as no countries set to be added to green list
3rd Jun 2021 14:44
(Sharecast News) - Travel stocks slumped on Thursday amid reports the government will not be adding any new destinations to its quarantine-free green list when it updates Britons later in the day.
Read moreBoA names EasyJet and IAG 'top picks' ahead of summer pick up in capacity
26th May 2021 12:20
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Bank of America named IAG and EasyJet as their 'top picks' among European airlines in anticipation of a sharp pick up in flights over the summer.
Read moreSpain welcomes UK tourists despite being marked as 'amber' country
24th May 2021 16:16
(Sharecast News) - Spain is rolling out the welcome mat for UK tourists after officials in Madrid lifted restrictions on travel in a bid to boost the country's economy despite being on Downing Street's amber list.
Read moreFriday broker round-up
21st May 2021 12:24
(Sharecast News) - Hotel Chocolat Group: Berenberg reiterates hold with a target price of 390p.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
20th May 2021 13:09
(Sharecast News) - BT Group: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 175p.
Read moreEasyJet H1 losses widen amid Covid restrictions
20th May 2021 07:34
(Sharecast News) - EasyJet reported a widening of its first-half losses on Thursday, in line with expectations, as the budget airline continues to take a hit from Covid-related restrictions.
Read moreThursday preview: US data, Easyjet in focus
19th May 2021 12:38
(Sharecast News) - The spotlight in financial markets will continue to be trained on the US where two closely-followed high-frequency economic indicators are due out.
Read moreEU agrees to ease travel restrictions on non-EU visitors for summer season
19th May 2021 11:57
(Sharecast News) - European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to ease Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-EU visitors ahead of the summer tourist season, two EU sources said according to Reuters.
Read moreUK travel industry complains Covid green list too cautious
17th May 2021 15:48
(Sharecast News) - UK airlines and travel firms complained that the Covid green list of 12 countries available to travel to quarantine free is too cautious.
Read moreUK companies claiming furlough decline by 12,000 in February
7th May 2021 08:49
(Sharecast News) - The number of UK companies that have claimed furlough dropped from the January peak of 852,000 by 12,000 in the month of February.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
19th Apr 2021 13:52
(Sharecast News) - tinyBuild: Berenberg initiates at buy with a target price of 295p.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
15th Apr 2021 12:52
(Sharecast News) - Naked Wines: Liberum downgrades to hold with a target price of 800p.
Read moreEasyJet H1 losses to be slightly better than expected
14th Apr 2021 07:29
(Sharecast News) - EasyJet said on Wednesday that its headline pre-tax losses for the first half are set to come in slightly better than analysts' expectations thanks to cost-cutting, and that it anticipates a pick-up in passenger numbers from late May.
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