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Banks prosper amid best-performing FTSE stocks of 2024
Higher interest rates boost margins of NatWest and Barclays
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Nordstrom to go private in $6.25 billion deal with founding family, Mexican retailer
Nordstrom will become a private company after it agreed to a buyout deal valued at $6.25 billion from Nordstrom's founding family and Mexican department store El Puerto de Liverpool.
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Cadbury 'disappointed' after losing royal warrant
Cadbury says it is "disappointed" after losing its royal warrant after 170 years.
Aviva agrees to buy Direct Line for £3.7bn
Aviva has agreed a deal to buy rival company Direct Line for £3.7bn ahead of a Christmas Day deadline.
US banking giants capture biggest share of industry profits since 2015
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo account for 44% of earnings
The ironies of Trump’s tantrums about the dollar
His policies would cement the US currency’s dominance while undercutting the institutional framework that is its bedrock
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Lego is reinventing its iconic brick sets and keeping the toy industry afloat
The toy industry is headed for its second consecutive annual sales decline, but it's got one thing propping it up — Lego.
5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens
News of the Day for Dec. 23, 2024
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What To Expect in the Markets This Week
Coming up: Shortened market hours around the Christmas holiday, consumer confidence, new home sales, initial jobless claims
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