It's been a mediocre week for DFS Furniture plc (LON:DFS) shareholders, with the stock dropping 11% to UK£1.60 in the...

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 03:30:42 -0400

When close to half the companies in the United Kingdom have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") above 18x, you may...

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 03:29:36 -0400

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 03:03:42 -0400

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is poised to retain power at next month's election, a widely watched poll showed on Sunday, although it said a recent COVID-19 outbreak has dented her support slightly. A Newshub-Reid Research Poll released on Sunday showed support for Ardern's Labour Party at to 50.1%, though this is down from the record 60.9% recorded earlier this year when New Zealand was widely lauded as a world leader in battling COVID-19. Support for the main opposition National Party was at 29.6%, up 4.5 percentage points.

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 03:02:33 -0400

Those holding boohoo group plc (LON:BOO) shares would be relieved that the share price has rebounded 29% in the last...

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 03:00:53 -0400

China's surprise pledge to slash its carbon footprint to zero by 2060 was met with cautious applause, but fresh spending on coal to rev up a virus-hit economy threatens to nullify its audacious bid to lead the world into a low carbon future.

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 02:55:30 -0400

Voters in Switzerland cast ballots Sunday on a nationalist party's proposal to limit the number of European Union citizens allowed to live and work in their country. The measure, championed by the populist Swiss People's Party, would give preferential access to jobs, social protection and benefits to people from Switzerland over those from the 27-nation bloc that surrounds it. If passed, the proposal would further strain the rich Alpine’s country’s deep and lucrative ties to the EU, of which it isn’t a member.

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 02:37:22 -0400

OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (OneConnect, NYSE: OCFT), a leading technology-as-a-service platform for financial institutions, won the Platinum Award for Digital Banking at the IFTA FinTech Achievement Awards 2019, in recognition for the innovation of its OneConnect Bank Solution.

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 02:21:00 -0400

The volatile US presidential election enters a fierce new stage this week when Donald Trump and Joe Biden hold their first debate -- a television spectacle finally allowing Americans to witness the two antagonists head to head.

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 02:18:45 -0400

Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the "Company") announced today that following its previous announcement regarding its indirect controlling shareholder, Discount Investment Corporation Ltd., or DIC, announcement that the debenture holders of IDB Development Corporation Ltd., or IDB, a company controlled by the Company's controlling shareholder, filed motions to the court for the appointment of a receiver to DIC's shares pledged in favor of IDB debentures holders, to enforce such pledge, and to take certain receivership actions against IDB, the court appointed temporary receivers to the pledged DIC shares, noting that as DIC controls the Company, such appointment is subject to further approval of the Ministry of Communications, and granted an order for the liquidation of IDB.

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 02:12:00 -0400