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UK M&A activity has skyrocketed in the first half of 2024 as 32 transactions of over £100m were announced in the six-month period, placing the UK second behind the US by value globally. Recent large bids for Hargreaves Lansdown, Darktrace and DS Smith are notable contributions to this activity. FTSE 'paddling sideways' as dividends propped up by takeovers and buybacks Large-cap companies dominated the transactions list for H1, as 17 of the 32 transactions were FTSE 350 companies, compared to three in the FTSE SmallCap and ten on the Alternative Investment Market. This marks a signi...

Shein from selling products on its own app as part of a larger crackdown on Chinese apps following escalated border conflicts between the two countries. Now, Shein has found a safe route to India: Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail Ventures, which will launch the Chinese fast-fashion label in the coming few weeks, ET has reported based on information from sources. Ambani's company will sell Shein's products on its app as well as offline stores owned and operated by Reliance Retail. It seems a safe India entry for Shein because this time the ownership and control of the platform will remain with Reliance Retail's subsidiary; the platform will be hosted on infrastructure in India; and all platform data will remain in India, which Shein will not have access to, or rights over, ET has reported based on information from sources.

House Republicans have approved two bills rolling back Energy Department efficiency standards for home refrigerators and dishwashers

Wall Street stock indexes closed firmer on Friday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq and benchmark S&P 500 hitting record highs, as megacap stocks rallied on data signaling U.S. labor market weakness and pulled Treasury yields lower. Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Amazon.com and Apple advanced, pushing the information technology sector to an all-time high.

8848 feet and that too for a viewing point to get a selfie? Incredible and ludicrous? Yes, but true. When two separate groups of tourists from China reached the 8848 Viewing Platform, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, they decided to take selfies to make the trip memorable. After a tour guide asked them to pose together for a photo beside the Everest Elevation Monument, each group wanted to grab the best place for the selfie. According to the 'Independent', they argued over the optimal viewing position and it snowballed into slugfest and fisticuffs.

There may be relief for the thousands of Americans whose savings have been locked in frozen fintech accounts for the past two months.

Ford is due to retire in September this year, ending a 12 and a half years tenure at Premier Miton, where he was co-manager of the firm's US Smaller Companies and US Opportunities funds alongside Hugh Grieves. He moved over to the company from Scottish Widows in 2012, where he was global director of equities for more than five years. Prior to that, he held roles at F&C, Gartmore, HBOS and RSA. Mark Barnett departs Premier Miton following Tellworth integration Grieves, who began his stint at Premier Miton in 2013, will continue managing both funds. As part of the transition, Alex...

private equity firms including Carlyle Group, Hillhouse Investment and CVC Capital Partners have been shortlisted to acquire ChrysCapital-owned GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, said people familiar with the development. The deal proposes to value the Los Angeles-based healthcare business process outsourcing firm at $800 million. The firms, shortlisted after the initial round, will submit a binding offer by mid-July, said one of the persons, who did not wish to be identified. ChrysCapital Advisors, India's largest PE fund, owns about 80% in GeBBS, which it acquired in 2018 for $140 million, at a valuation of $175 million. The founders of GeBBS will also part-sell stakes in this round, said the people. Healthcare Admin Services

Ukraine, and major French news sites improbably registered in an obscure Pacific territory, population 15,000. All are part of disinformation campaigns orchestrated out of Russia and targeting France, according to French officials and cybersecurity experts in Europe and the United States. France's legislative elections and the Paris Olympics sent them into overdrive. More than a dozen reports issued in the past year point to an intensifying effort from Russia to undermine France, particularly the upcoming Games, and President Emmanuel Macron, who is one of Ukraine's most vocal supporters in Europe.

Compared with its economic peers, the United States lacks social safety net programs like sick time, vacation time and health care

The American job market likely cooled last month while still remaining fundamentally healthy, which would be welcome news for the Federal Reserve in its drive to fully tame inflation

Powell's comments came on Tuesday (9 July) during a Congress presentation of the semi-annual monetary policy report published on 5 July. According to him, while data for the first quarter of 2024 «did not support such greater confidence», the most recent inflation readings showed «some modest further progress» in that direction. As a result, the committee left interest rates unchanged at between 5.25% and 5.5% at the last meeting in June. However, Powell added, recent US market indicators highlighted continuous economic expansion, with private domestic demand remaining «robust». In Ju...

Former Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Hoenig reacts to Jerome Powell saying the Fed is not ready to start cutting rates on 'Cavuto: Coast to Coast.'

A slew of new PolitiFi meme coins are seeing major volatility on Wednesday around speculation that President Joe Biden might not secure the Democratic Party nomination for the 2024 Presidential election.

Investment in electric vehicle manufacturing is booming in Morocco, a country that neighbors Europe and enjoys a free trade agreement with the United States

Ed Tilly is joining upstart brokerage-services provider Clear Street, as the former head of Cboe Global Markets Inc. takes a new leadership role in the securities industry. 

BTC is trading in a range between $62,000 and $63,800 and is still down by around 14% from its all-time peak of $73,750.07. However, its start for this week was with significant volatility where it hit levels of $65,500.

There was news recently that Luiz Amaral, CEO of Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), has announced he will resign soon. This followed a staff revolt at the organization after it said it would let the companies it oversees use ‘carbon credits’ to offset pollution caused by their operations or supply chains. Initiatives like tree planting generate carbon credits, which, if bought, would allow companies to use these without cleaning up their act.

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Mint. Last week, Mint reported about the union health ministry's advisory to states to maintain constant vigil over the Zika virus situation in the country. In 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared Zika virus as a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ after the outbreak was reported in some South American and Caribbean countries.