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☆ FTSE 100 dragged down by global gloom, Barratt warning
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Signage for the London Stock Exchange Group is seen outside of offices in Canary Wharf in London, Britain, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies FTSE 100 down 0.5%, FTSE 250 falls 0.4%Sept 6 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday as recent soft economic data from China and Europe continued to weigh on global sentiment, while shares of Barratt Developments fell after the homebuilder warned of a tough housing market environment. The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) dropped 0.5% in early trade, while the domestically focussed FTSE 250 index (.FTMC) declined 0.4%. Global markets also extended losses for a second day as faltering growth in China and Europe heightened concerns about global economic momentum. GLOB/MKTSEmerging markets-focused fund manager Ashmore's shares (ASHM.L) fell 4.3% after it reported a 6% drop in annual profit.

Persons: Toby Melville, Barratt, Ashmore's, WH Smith, Siddarth, Sohini Goswami Organizations: London Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Barratt, Global, Thomson Locations: Canary Wharf, London, Britain, China, Europe, Bengaluru

☆ Stocks decline as yields, dollar rise amid global demand worries
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. Also, U.S. benchmark Treasury yields jumped, while the Aussia dollar fell after the Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates steady. "Worries are on the rise about a China and Europe-led slowdown in global growth. The U.S. dollar index was up 0.5% at 104.69. Wall Street stocks dipped with growth stocks as Treasury yields rose.

Persons: Toby Melville, Joe Manimbo, Christopher Waller, Brent, Caroline Valetkevitch, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Samuel Indyk, Ankur Banerjee, Stephen Coates, Kim Coghill, Christina Fincher, Shounak Dasgupta, Mike Harrison Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, U.S, Treasury, Reserve Bank of, The U.S, Wall, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Fed, Labor, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, China, Europe, U.S, Reserve Bank of Australia, Washington, The, New York, London

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Regulated financial exchanges are talking about how to capitalise on interest in crypto, an industry group said on Tuesday, but a third of respondents to its latest survey said they had no plans to offer the asset class. Exchanges said they were concerned about a lack of uniform regulatory standards, market volatility and the potential for cybersecurity risks relating to crypto assets, a report from the London-based World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) said. Some 38% of the exchanges the WFE surveyed have established, or plan to establish, working groups to focus on crypto-related assets or services. Just over a quarter of respondents said they expect crypto assets to become mainstream in the near future, the WFE said. Mainstream financial institutions have long expressed interest in the potential for blockchain - the technology behind cryptocurrencies - to be used in the process of issuing and trading traditional financial assets.

Persons: Dado, Crypto, Nandini Sukumar, Elizabeth Howcroft, Tom Wilson, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Federation of Exchanges, Deutsche, Switzerland's SIX, London Stock Exchange, Thomson Locations: London

☆ LSEG explores blockchain for cross-asset digital 'ecosystem'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Signage for the London Stock Exchange Group is seen outside of offices in Canary Wharf in London, Britain, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 4 (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG.L) is looking into using blockchain to build what it described on Monday as "an end-to-end digital market ecosystem to raise and transfer capital across asset classes". Blockchain, best known as the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and other crypto assets, is a digital ledger which records and verifies transactions. LSEG's move comes as a number of mainstream financial institutions are talking about the potential for blockchain to streamline the process of issuing and trading financial assets. "The idea is to use digital technology to make a process that is slicker, smoother, cheaper and more transparent .

Persons: Toby Melville, Murray Roos, Roos, LSEG, Akanksha, Radhika Anilkumar, Savio D'Souza, Rashmi Aich, Alexander Smith Organizations: London Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Financial Times, Reuters, Treasury, Thomson Reuters, Thomson Locations: Canary Wharf, London, Britain, LSEG, Bengaluru

☆ LSE Group draws up plans for blockchain-based digital assets business - FT
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Signage for the London Stock Exchange Group is seen outside of offices in Canary Wharf in London, Britain, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 4 (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG.L) has drawn up plans for a new digital markets business to offer extensive trading of traditional financial assets on the blockchain technology known for powering cryptocurrency, the Financial Times reported. LSEG is considering using a separate legal entity for the digital markets business, the report said on Monday, adding that it hoped to have it running within the next year, subject to regulatory approvals. The London Stock Exchange Group did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The reported move comes at a time when a number of mainstream financial institutions are talking about the potential for blockchain to streamline the process of issuing and trading financial assets.

Persons: Toby Melville, Murray Roos, Blockchain, Roos, Akanksha, Savio D'Souza, Rashmi Organizations: London Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Financial Times, LSE Group, LSE, Treasury, London Stock Exchange Group, Thomson Reuters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Canary Wharf, London, Britain, LSEG, Bengaluru

☆ China publishes rules to boost data security in money brokering
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SHANGHAI, Aug 30 (Reuters) - China published rules on Wednesday aimed at boosting data security in the money brokering industry, five months after a disruption in data services caused two days of chaos in the country's $21 trillion bond market. Five financial watchdogs, including the central bank as well as forex and securities regulators, urged interdealer brokers to improve data and risk management, and safeguard data security. Interdealer brokers, when offering data services, "must not endanger national security, financial safety and public interest," the regulators said in a joint statement. Chinese regulators in March suspended the data feed business of money brokers, citing data security concerns, triggering a slump in bond trading turnover as many traders lost immediate access to real-time data. China has in recent years grown more concerned over data security and rolled out new laws and compliance requirements for companies.

Persons: LSEG, Tullett, Jacqueline Wong, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Mark Potter Organizations: China Foreign Exchange Trade System, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Information Co, Refinitiv Information Services, Co, Bloomberg L.P, Thomson Reuters, London Stock Exchange, Reuters, NEX International, Partners, Central, Financiere, National Administration of Financial, Cyberspace Administration, Shanghai, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, China, LSEG ., Central Tanshi

☆ Wall St surges, Treasury yields retreat as data hints at potential Fed pause
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Today's data indicates that consumers are being cautious," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia. The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) rose 0.97% and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe (.MIWD00000PUS) gained 1.38%. Emerging market stocks rose 1.09%. U.S. Treasury yields retreated after a sharp fall in U.S. job openings increased the likelihood of a Fed rate hike pause. Oil prices rose as Hurricane Idalia bore down on Florida's Gulf Coast, threatening supply in a tightening market.

Persons: Toby Melville, Peter Tuz, Tuz, payrolls, Brent, Stephen Culp, Susan Fenton, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: London Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Treasury, Chase Investment, Commerce, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Japan's Nikkei, U.S, Thomson Locations: Canary Wharf, London, Britain, U.S, Charlottesville , Virginia, Asia, Pacific, Japan, Gulf

U.S. bond investors nonetheless dialled back their bets of a rate hike in November and December following Powell's remarks, though Treasury yields traded near break-even by late morning. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes was steady at 4.2314% and the two-year yield, which reflects interest rate expectations, rose to 5.0735%. "We've seen a back-off in ECB rate hike expectations. Boston Fed President Susan Collins said on Yahoo Finance's video channel that rates may be near or at a peak, "but certainly additional increments are possible." Tokyo consumer price data on Friday, which front-runs nationwide figures, showed inflation remained well above the Bank of Japan's target.

Persons: Toby Melville, Jerome Powell, Powell, David Sadkin, Dow Jones, Christine, Lagarde, Ben Laidler, Patrick Harker, Susan Collins, Shaun Osborne, Joseph Capurso, Kazuo Ueda, Jackson, Brent, Samuel Indyk, Kevin Buckland, Jacqueline Wong, Mark Potter, Chizu Nomiyama, Susan Fenton, Diane Craft, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Bel Air Investment Advisors, Nasdaq, European Central Bank, ECB, Reuters, Philadelphia Fed, CNBC, Boston, Yahoo, U.S, Scotiabank, Bank of, Bank of Japan, CBA, West Texas, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, Jackson Hole , Wyoming, U.S, Asia, Tokyo

☆ Shares whipsaw as Fed weighs inflation risks, yields steady
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Samuel Indyk | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

If you're a bear, you heard him say we're going to be restrictive, and we might hike rates," said David Sadkin, president at Bel Air Investment Advisors. U.S. rates investors nonetheless dialled back their bets of a rate hike in November and December following Powell's remarks, though Treasury yields traded near break-even by late morning. "We've seen a back off in ECB rate hike expectations. Boston Fed President Susan Collins said on Yahoo Finance's video channel that rates may be near or at a peak, "but certainly additional increments are possible." Tokyo consumer price data on Friday, which front-runs nationwide figures, showed inflation remained well above the Bank of Japan's target.

Persons: Toby Melville, Jerome Powell, Powell, David Sadkin, Dow Jones, Christine, Lagarde, Ben Laidler, Patrick Harker, Susan Collins, Shaun Osborne, Joseph Capurso, Kazuo Ueda, Jackson, Brent, Samuel Indyk, Kevin Buckland, Jacqueline Wong, Mark Potter, Chizu Nomiyama, Susan Fenton Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Bel Air Investment Advisors, Nasdaq, European Central Bank, Reuters, ECB, Philadelphia Fed, CNBC, Boston, Yahoo, U.S, Scotiabank, Bank of, Bank of Japan, CBA, West Texas, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, Jackson Hole , Wyoming, U.S, Asia, Tokyo

☆ Bond rout keeps stocks under water, China woes give dollar a lift
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Crude oil was set to snap a seven-week winning streak as China's slowing economic growth clouded the picture for demand. Jason Da Silva, director, global investment strategy at Arbuthnot Latham, said stock markets were paying the price for bond yields soaring as economic data from the United States smash expectations, despite all the rate hikes so far. Euro zone government bond yields also eased on Friday as concerns about the global economy nudged investors into safe-haven government bonds and further signs emerged that euro zone inflation has peaked. The U.S. dollar recovered from an earlier dip and was standing tall near a two-month top at 103.42 against its major peers. Brent crude futures eased 0.5% to $83.67 and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were off 0.4% at $79.99.

Persons: Toby Melville, bitcoin, Thursday's, Jason Da Silva, Arbuthnot Latham, Da Silva, Jerome Powell, HSI, China Evergrande, Toby Chopra, Mark Potter Organizations: London Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Companies, Jackson, Global, Nasdaq, ING, Treasury, Federal Reserve, CHINA SHADOW, HK, Japan's Nikkei, Bank of, U.S, Brent, . West Texas, Thomson Locations: Canary Wharf, London, Britain, Japan, U.S, China, United States, Jackson Hole , Wyoming, CHINA, Asia, Pacific, Hong Kong, Beijing, Bank of Japan

☆ FTSE 100 falls at open on BAE drag, hawkish Fed minutes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Signage for the London Stock Exchange Group is seen outside of offices in Canary Wharf in London, Britain, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies FTSE 100 down 0.4%, FTSE 250 off 0.3%Aug 17 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 fell at open on Thursday driven by declines in defence stocks after BAE Systems slipped, while global sentiment turned cautious after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's July meeting were perceived to be hawkish. The blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) was down 0.4% by 0711 GMT, while more domestically focussed FTSE 250 (.FTMC) dropped 0.3%. Shares of BAE Systems (BAES.L) fell 3% after the British defence group said it agreed to buy Ball Corp's (BALL.N) aerospace business for about $5.55 billion in cash. Precious metal miners (.FTNMX551030) fell 0.9% as gold prices touched five-month lows on a stronger dollar and rise in bond yields.

Persons: Toby Melville, Siddarth, Nivedita Organizations: London Stock Exchange, REUTERS, BAE Systems, U.S, U.S . Federal, Bank of Georgia, Thomson Locations: Canary Wharf, London, Britain, U.S ., Bengaluru

☆ UK launches £1 billion fintech fund to compete with Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The U.K. has faced criticisms from some in the industry that it is posing barriers to its fintech entrepreneurs and forcing them to consider listings overseas. The U.K. has created an investment vehicle to back growth-stage financial technology companies until they can go public, in a bid to bolster Britain's global image as a fintech investment hub. It marks a rare commitment to a specialized fund focused on fintech backed by mega-industry players. While fintech-focused funds like Augmentum Fintech and Anthemis Group exist, the U.K. has yet to see a fintech-oriented fund that came about from a government-led strategy. The fund also counts Philip Hammond, the former U.K. finance minister, as an advisor.

Persons: Peel Hunt, Ron Kalifa, Gautam Pillai, Pillai, Philip Hammond Organizations: Mastercard, Barclays, London Stock Exchange Group, Peel, CNBC, Anthemis, European Union, London Stock Exchange, New Locations: fintech, Britain, U.S, —, British, New York

☆ FTSE 100 drops as inflation remains sticky
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies FTSE 100 down 0.2%, FTSE 250 off 0.2%Aug 16 (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index continued its sell-off on Wednesday after data showed that underlying inflation remained high, building a case for more interest rate hikes by the Bank of England (BoE), while Marshalls fell on lower half-year profit. The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) fell 0.2% by 0704 GMT, languishing at over one-month lows as the sterling rose 0.14% to $1.2718, right after the data. Annual consumer price inflation cooled to 6.8% in July from June's 7.9%, as the BoE and a Reuters poll of economists had predicted. However, core inflation came in at a hotter-than-expected 6.9% in July, while service rose to 7.4% from 7.2% in June.

Persons: Toby Melville, BoE, Siddarth, Nivedita Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, Bank of England, Marshalls, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, June's, Beijing, Bengaluru

☆ CFOs are stepping into a rapidly revolving door
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Chief financial officers are stepping into an increasingly rapidly revolving door. loadingIn the first half of this year, 103 of the top 1,000 companies ranked by Fortune lost their CFO, according to executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles. CFOs are grappling with rising inflation and interest rates – in some cases, for the first time in their careers. High CFO turnover looks far from transitory. Follow @jennifersaba on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSTesla said on Aug. 7 that its Chief Financial Officer Zachary Kirkhorn was stepping down.

Persons: Elon Musk, Zachary Kirkhorn, Francois, Xavier Roger, Anna Manz, Fortune, Refinitiv, Ruth Porat, Morgan Stanley, Mike Cavanagh, NBCUniversal, Mike Lenz, Unilever’s, Graeme Pitkethly, Walt Disney’s, Christine McCarthy, James Kehoe, Crist Kolder, Tesla, Vaibhav Taneja, Kirkhorn, Peter Thal Larsen, Sharon Lam, Aditya Sriwatsav Organizations: Reuters, Finance, Walgreens Boots Alliance, London Stock Exchange, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Comcast, Walgreens, CFOs, Thomson Locations: Swiss

☆ London's FTSE 100 pressured by pound after surprise Q2 GDP growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File PhotoSummary FTSE 100 down 0.6%, FTSE 250 off 0.2%Aug 11 (Reuters) - London's exporter-heavy FTSE 100 index opened lower on Friday, pressured by a stronger pound after data showed the UK's economy surprisingly grew higher-than-expected in the second quarter. Data showed Britain eked out unexpected growth in the second quarter, helped by a strong June performance. It grew 0.2% in the second quarter, against the consensus for a flat reading in a Reuters poll of economists. The FTSE 100 (.FTSE) fell 0.6%, while the sterling broke three straight days of losses after the data.

Persons: Toby Melville, Stuart Cole, Siddarth, Varun Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, Britain, FTSE, Equiti Capital, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, Bengaluru

☆ European stocks outperform as Italy soothes bank tax nerves
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Naomi Rovnick | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Signage for the London Stock Exchange Group is seen outside of offices in Canary Wharf in London, Britain, August 3, 2023. MSCI's broad index of global shares (.MIWD00000PUS) was 0.2% higher in European afternoon trade. Europe's regional Stoxx 600 (.STOXX) share index rose 0.9%, with bank stocks (.SX7P) around 1.6% higher. Italy's FTSE MIB share index gained 1.8%. "The burden-sharing of the costs and benefits from higher rates has a habit of becoming a political issue," Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid said.

Persons: Toby Melville, Jim Reid, China's, Naomi Rovnick, Stella Qiu, Sydney, Ellen Zhang, Christina Fincher, David Evans Organizations: London Stock Exchange, REUTERS, China CPI, Wall Street, Deutsche Bank, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Moody's, U.S . National Federation of Independent, Wednesday, U.S . Treasury, BCA, Reserve, Brent, U.S . West Texas, Thomson Locations: Canary Wharf, London, Britain, China, Italy, Thursday's U.S, U.S, Saudi Arabia, Beijing

☆ FTSE 100 opens lower as Glencore, bleak China data weigh
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File PhotoSummaryCompanies FTSE 100 down 0.2%, FTSE 250 flatAug 8 (Reuters) - London stocks opened lower on Tuesday hurt by the losses in Glencore after the miner's dour first-half earnings, while bleak China trade data also hit the broader mining sector. The FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) dipped 0.2% by 0709 GMT, with Glencore (GLEN.L) falling 3.0% as it said its earnings had halved in the first half. Asset manager abrdn (ABDN.L) slipped 4.5% to the bottom of the FTSE 100 after it reported a drop in its assets under management. The midcap FTSE 250 index (.FTMC) was flat, while bank stocks (.FTNMX301010) shed 0.8%.

Persons: Toby Melville, abrdn, Siddarth, Shreyashi Sanyal, Rashmi Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, London, Glencore, China, Bengaluru

[1/2] The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. Investor attention will be squarely on the July U.S. non-farm payrolls report, with a Reuters survey of 80 economists expecting payrolls to have increased by 200,000 last month, after rising 209,000 in June. "Today’s U.S. payrolls data is likely to continue to showcase the resilience of the U.S. economy," Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, said in a note. The dollar meanwhile rose 0.1% against a basket of major currencies , heading for its third weekly gain in a row. Oil prices headed for a sixth straight weekly gain, driven up by the prospect of reduced supply from Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Persons: Toby Melville, payrolls, Michael Hewson, Germany's DAX, Francesco Sandrini, Fitch, Brent, Ankur Banerjee, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Kirsten Donovan, Alexander Smith Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, Treasury, U.S . Federal, CMC Markets, FTSE, Nasdaq, Apple, Bank of England, U.S ., U.S . Treasury, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, U.S, United States, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Singapore

☆ LSEG’s dealmaking payoff arrives in installments
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Neil Unmack | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) CEO David Schwimmer speaks during the Reuters NEXT Newsmaker event in New York City, New York, U.S., December 1, 2022. Yet two and a half years after CEO David Schwimmer got the keys, the London Stock Exchange operator is growing revenue and mostly beating its targets. The deal increased LSEG’s exposure to selling data, typically a more predictable source of revenue. Annual subscriber value, a closely watched metric which measures the recurring revenue in LSEG’s data division, rose nearly 7% in the first six months of the year. Schwimmer’s dealmaking is paying off, but the former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) banker has a few more installments to collect.

Persons: David Schwimmer, Brendan McDermid, Blackstone, Schwimmer, dealmaking, Goldman Sachs, LSEG, Thomson, Peter Thal Larsen, Streisand Neto Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, Reuters, REUTERS, Brendan McDermid LONDON, London Stock Exchange, London Stock, Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Deutsche, Jefferies, P, Revenue, Blackstone, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Refinitiv, Breakingviews

☆ UK's FTSE 100 opens lower ahead of BoE decision; LSEG falls
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File PhotoSummaryCompanies FTSE 100 down 0.8%, FTSE 250 off 0.3%Aug 3 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 opened lower on Thursday, with shares of London Stock Exchange Group weighing on the index, while investors awaited the Bank of England's verdict on monetary policy tightening later in the day. By 0710 GMT, the blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) fell 0.8%, hovering near a two-week low hit on Wednesday, while the more domestically-focussed FTSE 250 midcap index (.FTMC) lost 0.3%. London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG.L) lost 3.9% after its first-half profit before tax fell 17.6%. Also weighing was BT Group (BT.L), which fell 5.1% as shares of the telecom firm traded ex-dividend.

Persons: Toby Melville, Smith, SN.L, BoE, Shashwat Chauhan, Varun Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, London Stock Exchange, Bank of, BT Group, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, Bengaluru

☆ Thomson Reuters' profit beats estimates; outlook steady
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Helen Coster | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Thomson Reuters logo is pictured on a building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. November 16, 2021. The news and information company reported adjusted earnings of 84 cents per share, 6 cents ahead of estimates. Total revenue rose 2% in the quarter to $1.65 billion, slightly missing expectations, according to Refinitiv. Thomson Reuters maintained its full-year 2023 outlook for organic revenue, adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow. Reporting by Helen Coster Editing by Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, divestitures, Steve Hasker, Thomson, –, Michael Eastwood, Hasker, Eastwood, Helen Coster, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Thomson Reuters, REUTERS, Thomson Reuters Corp, Accounting, company’s Elite, TPG, London Stock Exchange, Reuters News, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Britain, California

☆ UK's FTSE 100 opens lower after surprise U.S. credit rating cut sours mood
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File PhotoSummaryCompanies FTSE 100 down 0.8%, FTSE 250 off 0.6%Aug 2 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 opened lower on Wednesday, as global risk sentiment took a hit after ratings agency Fitch cut the United States' credit rating, while BAE Systems shares jumped after the defence company raised its full-year guidance. By 0709 GMT, the bluechip FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) fell 0.8%, touching a two week low, while the more domestically-focussed FTSE 250 midcap index (.FTMC) lost 0.6%. BAE Systems (BAES.L) added 4.7% after Britain's biggest defence company upgraded its guidance for 2023, forecasting annual earnings per share would grow 10-12%. ConvaTec Group (CTEC.L) jumped 4.0% after the technology firm raised its full-year guidance.

Persons: Toby Melville, Fitch, Shashwat Chauhan, Rashmi Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, BAE Systems, AAA, Smurfit Kappa, ConvaTec, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, United States, London, Bengaluru

NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - Blackstone Inc (BX.N) said on Thursday its second-quarter distributable earnings slumped nearly 40%, owing to a sharp drop in asset sales mostly from its real estate and credit businesses. Distributable earnings, which represent cash used to pay dividends to shareholders, fell to $1.2 billion from nearly $2 billion a year earlier. A major share of the reduced asset disposals came from Blackstone's real estate unit, where its net profit sank 94%, while that of its credit division dropped 46%. Its private credit funds gained 3.3% while hedge fund assets grew 1.9%. Opportunistic real estate funds were flat.

Persons: Blackstone, Chibuike Oguh, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: YORK, Blackstone Inc, London Stock Exchange, Gates Industrial Corporation, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ Stocks rise, dollar retreats ahead of inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Amanda Cooper | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Markets are awaiting U.S. inflation data on Wednesday to see if price pressures are continuing to moderate, which could provide clues on the interest rate outlook. The MSCI All-World index (.MIWD00000PUS) rose 0.3%, lifted by gains in European shares, as the STOXX 600 (.STOXX) rose 0.6% and U.S. stock index futures , rose 0.2-0.4%, suggesting a modest rise at the opening bell. Economists polled by Reuters expect the consumer price index to have risen by 3.1% in June, after May's 4% increase. "There is a massive eye on tomorrow's inflation data - it comes to late in the day for the July meeting. Analysts expect earnings to have shrunk 6.4% in the second quarter year-on-year, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

Persons: Toby Melville, Craig Erlam, Jim Reid, Wells, Julie Zhu, Jamie Freed, David Evans, Chizu Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, Federal, Reuters, U.S ., Treasury, Deutsche Bank, London Metal Exchange, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Refinitiv, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, China, U.S, Brent, Wall, Hong Kong

☆ Amazon Prime Day: The new Black Friday in July?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmazon Prime Day: The new Black Friday in July? Jharonne Martis, London Stock Exchange Group director of consumer research, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss Amazon Prime Day and its growing importance for retailers.

Persons: Jharonne Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, Amazon

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