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  • 2 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Vicky McKeever

    UK house buyer demand weakened in March, according to a survey of property professionals, who turned more cautious in their market outlook amid economic uncertainty. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) survey's gauge of the level of new buyer enquiries fell deeper into negative territory in March, scoring a net balance of -32% down from -16% in the previous month. This result marked the weakest demand sentiment since September 2023.

  • 2 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Vicky McKeever

    Tech giant Apple (AAPL) lost its title as the world's most valuable listed company on Tuesday, after shares in the iPhone maker slid 5% amid volatility around tariffs. The fall in Apple's (AAPL) shares took its market capitalisation down to $2.6tn (£2.02tn) and saw it overtaken by fellow tech behemoth Microsoft (MSFT), which has a valuation of $2.63tn. US stocks resumed a sell-off on Tuesday, ahead of president Donald Trump's higher custom tariffs coming into effect today.

  • 2 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Vicky McKeever

    Wed, 9 Apr 2025, 1:00 am 5 min read The Resolution Foundation has suggested how allocations of funding in the UK government's spending review could deliver an average £370 cash-equivalent gain per year to the country's poorest households. The think tank's research, published on Wednesday, noted that public services provide "in-kind" benefits worth an average of £13,000 per household. However, it pointed out that not all public services are used equally across all households.

  • 2 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Vicky McKeever

    The Resolution Foundation has suggested how allocations of funding in the UK government's spending review could deliver an average £370 cash-equivalent gain per year to the country's poorest households. The think tank's research, published on Wednesday, noted that public services provide "in-kind" benefits worth an average of £13,000 per household. However, it pointed out that not all public services are used equally across all households.

  • 2 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Vicky McKeever

    The Washington Post reported on Monday that Elon Musk, CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA), had asked US president Donald Trump over the weekend to reverse his sweeping new tariffs. However, the report said that Musk's direct appeals to the president had not been successful. Spokespeople for Tesla (TSLA) and the White House had not responded to Yahoo Finance UK's request for comment at the time of writing.

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Vicky McKeever
Vicky McKeever @VickyMcKeever
27 Sep 24

Greggs, Tesco and JD Wetherspoon are among the companies due to report next week. Find out more on what investors will be looking for in the results https://t.co/KeJ6nwDsWU

Vicky McKeever
Vicky McKeever @VickyMcKeever
19 Sep 24

The Bank of England decided to keep interest rates at 5% at its latest meeting. Here's more detail on the decision #interestrates https://t.co/bitN50apk3

Vicky McKeever
Vicky McKeever @VickyMcKeever
12 Sep 24

The @ecb announced it was cutting interest rates to 3.5% on Thursday and lowered economic growth forecasts, with president Christine Lagarde warning the recovery still faced "headwinds." #interestrates #EconomicGrowth https://t.co/w5VuRWnBd9