Global equity markets fell sharply on Monday after President Donald Trump declared that a peace deal with Iran was effectively finished, rattling investor confidence worldwide. Crude oil prices surged on the news,
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The FTSE 250 index has thrown up a striking situation in 2026, with one of its constituent shares falling 63% while trading on a price-to-earnings ratio of just 7. A P/E ratio
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Rising tensions between the United States and Iran have wiped out weeks of gradual recovery across global financial markets, sending investors scrambling. The US military’s central command confirmed it had struck around
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A California Court of Appeal has largely reversed a $43 million judgment in a wage misclassification case involving escrow officers, ending a legal battle spanning 19 years. The case, Cortina v. North
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Niamh Leinwather, secretary general of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre, has spoken in detail about the institution’s growing international caseload and expanding global reach. Leinwather appeared on the Arbitration Acumen podcast hosted
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On August 31, 1976, John C. Bogle of Vanguard launched the first index fund available to individual investors, fundamentally changing how ordinary people grow wealth. For the first time, regular investors could
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The FTSE 100 edged marginally higher at the open on 8 July 2026, bucking a broader trend of weakness across European markets. Germany’s DAX fell more than one per cent to 25,174.68
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China’s consumer price growth came in below expectations in June, while wholesale inflation accelerated, as elevated energy costs continued to weigh on domestic demand. Consumer prices rose 1% in June from a
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London’s FTSE 100 index recorded its sharpest single-day decline since May, rattled by comments from Donald Trump that an Iran nuclear deal is now over. The remarks sent shockwaves through global financial
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Founded in 1826 by serial whisky entrepreneur James Henderson, Old Pulteney was created to supply fishermen working in the port town of Wick in Caithness. The distillery quickly grew beyond its original
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