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Share prices in Paytm, the recently listed financial services company, have plunged for the second day in a row. The India-based fintech company is backed by Softbank of Japan and Ant Group of China. Day traders have blamed its appalling market debut on an overambitious initial market valuation. Paytm stock fell by 27% following its […]

Google has recently lost an appeal at the European Court of Justice to have an antitrust fine overturned. This means that the tech giant now has to pay a $2.8bn fine to the European Union. Although you may have thought that this would be a cause for concern for them, the truth could not be […]

Standard Chartered (STAN.L) has reported hefty quarterly profits before taxes due to smaller credit impairment charges, but it’s forecasting a flat income for the full year due to fluctuations brought about by the pandemic. Pre-tax profits for Standard Chartered surged to £730 million for the third quarter of 2021, nearly £320 million more than this […]

In recent weeks, countries around the world have announced an increase in inflationary pressure in their economies. Prices rising is nothing new, however, there are some worries that traders on the stock market should take into account, especially if state action is to be taken. Rising Interest Rates This comes in the wake of Bank […]

The United Kingdom recently announced a rollback in its policy of boosting Universal Credit payments by £20 a week. Although this was a controversial vote, it passed due to the government’s overpowering majority. Although investors may not see the relation between the income of some of the lowest earners in the UK, there are some […]

Over the past few weeks, the global energy crisis has been headlining across all news outlets. Wholesale gas prices have surged by 250% since the beginning of 2021, and 70% since August. This is driving up the price of electricity, as over 40% of the UK’s electricity is still created in gas-powered plants. Not only […]

John Lewis has announced that it intends to charter a fleet of ships in order to ensure that it has full access to its Christmas stock on schedule. Other retailers have been searching for resolutions to their supply chain issues, and John Lewis, also owners of Waitrose, are intending to do so by chartering their […]

If you bought the National Express Group PLC (LON: NEX) stock around six months ago, you might have expected it to rise over the coming months as vaccination rollouts proceed and lockdown restrictions are lifted. However, a quick glance at the share price of National Express shows that the stock has done little but decrease […]

The Black Lives Matter movement, Gay Pride, and the gender pay gap have all forced society to re-examine its beliefs in the past few years. However, the NASDAQ stock market is the latest industry to make some big changes, with new rules in place for listed companies on the platform. To find out what this […]

Traditionally, September is the worst month to be on the stock market. Summer blues mean that stock prices fall, and it isn’t like the summer of 2021 has been all sunshine and rainbows! There’s been a whole host of worrying developments across the world, including rising coronavirus cases, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and a […]