Tuesday's daily news

Tuesday 05/01/21

In MACRO, MARKETS & CRYPTO NEWS, BoJo presents Lockdown 3.0, trading goes to Europe, Asia goes meh, NYSE backtracks on Chinese company expulsion and the bitcoin drama continues. In M&A NEWS, we look at what's going on in cars, drugs, choccy bars and plumbing. In STREAMING NEWS, Discovery bets on the Olympics and Roku closes in on Quibi content. In PROPERTY NEWS, London offices lose their lustre and UK mortgage approvals hit new highs. AND FINALLY, I bring you a crucial Zoom tip and a cake fail...

 


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Friday's daily news

Friday 18/12/20

In MARKETS, MACRO & CRYPTO/CURRENCY NEWS, markets rise on vaccine hopes, Brexit talks continue - as does stockpiling chaos - while sterling and Bitcoin continue to strengthen. In CONSUMER/RETAIL NEWS, Sunak extends furlough, consumers are powered by a vaccine-inspired confidence boost, Watches of Switzerland sees higher profits, Mulberry tanks as Ashley walks away and Upper Crust has high hopes. In CORONAVIRUS-RELATED NEWS, Moderna closes in on rollout, FedEx benefits from online shopping and Amazon talks to the Post Office. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, Google faces yet another lawsuit. AND FINALLY, I bring you some parenting observations...

 


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Thursday's daily news

Thursday 17/12/20

In MACROECONOMIC & CURRENCY NEWS, UK exports lag, BMW and Hornby fret but the UK economy is turning on hopes of a Brexit deal and Bitcoin hits news highs as it edges even further into the mainstream. In IPO & M&A NEWS, the Wish IPO gets a dose of reality but BarkBox is on track and cannabis rivals Tilray and Aphria merge. In SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS, Facebook joins the fight against Apple, Google is accused of ad-rigging and YouTube acquiesces to Turkish demands. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, Huawei officially gets restricted in Germany and Robinhood faces legal action. AND FINALLY, I bring you a tasty-sounding mac'n cheese idea...

 


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Wednesday's daily news

Wednesday 16/12/20

In MACROECONOMIC & REGULATION NEWS, China's industrial production goes higher, sterling appreciates on Brexit deal hopes and the EU ups the ante on tech regulation. In RETAIL NEWS, JD Sports expands in the US via acquisition, Inditex stages a recovery but, along with H&M, it's not over yet. In PROPERTY-RELATED NEWS, London property owner Shaftsbury gets a kick in the teeth, Segro goes continental and Purplebricks gets on track. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, Moderna's vaccine is looking good, Dyson brushes off the disastrous foray into EVs and LV= sells itself to Bain. AND FINALLY, I bring you a kitten in a Christmas tree...

 


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