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2 months ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Maria Anna Patti |María Agustina Patti |Sarah Dunsby |Robert Lane
Meta Platforms Inc., the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has experienced an impressive surge in the stock market. Its shares have risen for 17 consecutive sessions, accumulating an 18% increase in less than a month. Since the beginning of 2025, the value of its stock has increased by more than 22%, and looking at the past year, the increase reached a staggering 54%. This performance reflects strong investor support and confidence in the company’s strategic vision.
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2 months ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Maria Anna Patti |María Agustina Patti |Sarah Dunsby |Robert Lane
Migrants who arrive in the UK by boats and lorries will not be allowed to receive British citizenship, the Home Office states. Immigration staff have been provided with “Good Character” guidance and those who arrived in the UK illegally “having made a dangerous journey… will normally be refused citizenship” from 10 February, not matter when they arrived.
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2 months ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Maria Anna Patti |María Agustina Patti |Sarah Dunsby |Robert Lane
Crude oil futures pulled back, following increases in U.S. crude stockpiles, which weighed on market sentiment. The rise in U.S. stockpiles by 9.4 million barrels indicates potential demand issues, which could exert downward pressure on global crude prices. Oil prices have retreated after three sessions of strong gains during which traders focused on supply issues and disruption risks. The pullback was also driven by concerns that tariffs could dampen global economic growth and energy demand.
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2 months ago | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Maria Anna Patti |María Agustina Patti |Tina McKenzie |Sarah Dunsby |Robert Lane
The U.S. dollar remained stable as traders braced for the Federal Reserve’s meeting. All eyes are on the upcoming interest rate decision later today and Jerome Powell’s speech. While the Fed is expected to keep interest rates unchanged, market participants will focus on Powell’s tone and his reactions to current developments. A hawkish tone could support the dollar, while a dovish stance might weigh on the currency.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Maria Anna Patti |María Agustina Patti |Sarah Dunsby |Kate McMullinWill Hayward |Robert Lane
The Chancellor has been warned by Lidl and Tesco that her inheritance tax on farmers threatens “food security” for the UK. Rachel Reeves is under immense pressure to U-turn on her “family farm tax” and Tesco is backing farmers as the Chancellor’s move could literally see hundreds of small family farms sell up.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Maria Anna Patti |María Agustina Patti |Sarah Dunsby |Kate McMullinWill Hayward |Robert Lane
People are being told to stay in doors as the Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning as Storm Eowyn is set to bring winds of 100mph. The rare weather warning has been issued for Northern Ireland and said Storm Eowyn will bring widespread conditions. Northern Ireland will be impacted from 7am to 2pm on Friday with strong winds and areas in Scotland will see unsettled weather from 10am to 5pm.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Maria Anna Patti |María Agustina Patti |Sarah Dunsby |Kate McMullinWill Hayward |Robert Lane
According to a new analysis by iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME lenders, reveals that among major economies, SMEs believe that the UK offers the least support for businesses and performs the worst at creating wealth. Almost a quarter of SMEs (24%) identified the UK as the worst compared to other top 10 economies for business support, with a fifth (21%) also ranking the UK first when asked which country had the weakest wealth creation.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Maria Anna Patti |María Agustina Patti |Sarah Dunsby |Kate McMullinWill Hayward |Robert Lane
Crude oil futures continued to decline due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariff policies. These concerns are focused on the potential impact of such policies on global economic growth and energy demand, contributing to sustained losses for both Brent and WTI crude. Trump’s tariff proposals, including measures targeting Russia, the European Union, Canada, Mexico, and China, could fuel market volatility.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Maria Anna Patti |María Agustina Patti |Sarah Dunsby |Nigel Green |Robert Lane
The NATO chief Mark Rutte has told member states to raise their defence from 2% GDP or start taking a “Russian language course.” NATO’s Secretary General jokingly told the European Parliament that allies they must spend more on defence warning that if “we don’t” we will not be safe within “four or five years.” Rutte said, “Everything I’m seeing at this moment is not nearly enough, and if we don’t do it (raise the spending targets) we are safe now but not in four or five years.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
londonlovesbusiness.com | Maria Anna Patti |María Agustina Patti |Nigel Green |Quasar Elizundia |Sarah Dunsby
Crude oil prices edged lower but remained near four-month highs, with markets digesting the potential impact of new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil exports. The market saw declines, but the sanctions targeting Russian companies Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, alongside over 180 vessels in Russia’s “shadow fleet” could continue to drive market sentiment. The sanctions are expected to reduce Russian oil exports, potentially cutting up to 700,000 barrels per day from global supply.
