Anthony Denier, CEO fo Webull, speaks during an interview on CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Shares of Webull soared nearly 375% on Monday, the second day on the market for the stock-trading app, which completed its merger…
Bethan Lewis Education & family correspondent, BBC Wales News BBC Katie Bromley, a mum of three, says the cost of childcare means she is not able to return to work Families in Wales are being “punished” by childcare bills for under-twos that are more than double the average of those in England, Oxfam Cymru has…
British Steel’s blast furnaces are set to continue running with a delivery of enough raw materials to keep them alight for the “coming weeks” due on Tuesday, the government has said. Coking coal and iron ore from the US will be unloaded at Immingham docks and transported to the Scunthorpe site after a scramble for…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Apple — The stock added 2.2% as sentiment on tech shares broadly rose Monday. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that several electronic devices and components will be exempt from U.S. tariffs . The policy benefits Apple given that the majority of the iPhone maker’s products…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 11, 2025. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Wild intraday gyrations in stocks since “liberation day” have put investors more on edge than ever, and the popularity of zero-day-to-expiration options is partly to blame. Zero-day-to-expiration options are contracts that…
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters DETROIT — Shares of automakers jumped during midday trading Monday following President Donald Trump saying he is looking to “help some of the…
US stock markets opened higher on Monday after the White House announced that imports of Chinese-made smartphones and some other electronics devices would be exempted from tariffs. The rollback, issued early on Saturday, may end up being short-lived after President Donald Trump said these goods were simply being moved into a different tariff group or…
Ken Banks BBC Scotland, Aberdeen Wood The Wood Group board said it was minded to recommend the offer One of Scotland’s largest companies – engineering giant Wood Group – is backing a £242m takeover approach. Aberdeen-headquartered Wood said Sidara, an engineering and consultancy based in Dubai, had made the offer. Wood’s board of directors have…
Gemma Handy Business reporter Reporting fromSt John’s, Antigua Getty Images Guyana, and the wider Caribbean region, are concerned Trump’s price hikes will increase the cost of their imports The Caribbean nation of Guyana is breathing a sigh of relief after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the introduction of higher tariffs on…
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell Monday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $12.35 per share, according…
