The Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE) saw more than 1.8 million call contracts and 967,197 put contracts exchanged on Tuesday. The single-session equity put/call ratio fell to 0.53 and the 21-day moving average stayed at 0.60.

Rachel Reeves will pledge to "fight" for "growth" and say that Britain "can do so much better" in a major speech, after Cabinet ministers were ordered to ditch policies that could stand in the way of growing the economy.

Revival of dialogue is a positive step with London badly seeking to boost the national economy and Beijing reaching out under shadow of Donald Trump.

The pound was quoted at USD1.2399 early on Friday in London, higher compared to USD1.2343 at the equities close on Thursday. The euro stood at USD1.0487, higher against USD1.0409. Against the yen, the dollar was trading higher at JPY155.27 compared to JPY156.02.

Starmer’s Government is re-making the age-old mistakes in China diplomacy all over again. Those who frame the debate as a choice between whether or not to engage Beijing are proposing a false dichotomy. It is not about whether to talk or trade with China, but how? On whose terms, with what criteria, on what conditions and with what objectives?

HSBC has unveiled plans to slash chunks of its investment bank across Europe and America, as bosses seek to focus increasingly on China.

Shein’s reported plan to list in London as soon as April could face a new hurdle after British regulators grilled the company about its cotton sourcing Controversy about its business practices and riv

Against a backdrop of healthy demand and stubborn inflation, officials are widely expected to hold borrowing costs steady.

The US President, a real estate mogul with a fondness for fast food, and the Prime Minister, a pescatarian former human rights barrister, are not natural bedfellows.

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 opened slightly higher on Tuesday, keeping its poise despite a sell-off of a host of US tech names at the start of the week.

A plane caught fire on a runway in South Korea, forcing passengers to use the escape slide to evacuate. Two prominent Isle of Wight councillors have lodged motions to be voted on at a landmark County Hall debate this evening (Wednesday), focussing on proposals to close five primary schools.

Revival of dialogue is a positive step with London badly seeking to boost the national economy and Beijing reaching out under shadow of Donald Trump The change of government in Britain last year raised hopes of a reset for the country's strained relations with China.