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Calm returns to markets after Trump tariffs cause chaos, Amazon latest to splash more AI cash | Wall Street Week featured picture

Calm returns to markets after Trump tariffs cause chaos, Amazon latest to splash more AI cash | Wall Street Week

The popular perception among most investors at the start of 2025 was that Donald Trump's bark was worse than bite - in other words, some of the more outlandish promises he made on the hustings were unlikely to translate into actual policies. Three weeks after the inauguration, that assumption has already been tossed out the window as one announcement after another causes havoc in markets. Durin...
FTSE 100 opens marginally lower, L&G shares lifted by £1 billion share buyback plan featured picture

FTSE 100 opens marginally lower, L&G shares lifted by £1 billion share buyback plan

Stock prices in London opened mixed on a relatively calm Friday, but FTSE 100 constituent Legal & General rose as it announced it will return an extra £1 billion to shareholders. Trade war tensions initially kept a lid on stocks at the start of the week, but the equity market then grew in confidence and the FTSE 100 hit its best-ever level. The blue-chip index traded down just 2.16 points at 8...
London stocks close in the green on Bank of England rate cut, AstraZeneca growth featured picture

London stocks close in the green on Bank of England rate cut, AstraZeneca growth

Stocks in London close higher on Thursday, close to a new record, boosted by a rate cut at the Bank of England and strong results from AstraZeneca. BoE Governor Andrew Bailey believes the central bank will be able to cut rates further, but policymakers will need to decide meeting-by-meeting 'how far and how fast' bank rate can be trimmed. Speaking following the BoE's decision to cut bank rate b...
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