https://www.theguardian.com/money/shares Latest news and features from theguardian.com, the world's leading liberal voice en-gb Guardian News &amp; Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:38:20 GMT 2026-06-10T21:38:20Z en-gb Guardian News &amp; Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026 https://assets.guim.co.uk/images/guardian-logo-rss.c45beb1bafa34b347ac333af2e6fe23f.png https://www.theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/06/spacex-ipo-buy-shares-elon-musk-stock-market-launch-risks <p>Elon Musk firm plans the biggest stock market launch in history – but experts have flagged potential downsides</p><p>It’s being billed as the biggest stock market launch in history. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/03/spacex-ipo-stock-musk">Shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX</a> are poised to be released on 12 June with a valuation of $135 (£100.84). The company plans to sell 555.6m of them, which means it will raise $75bn from the sale.</p><p>On Friday, it was reported that <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3cf5aed7-1a57-44ad-b9bc-11c779a5d2de?syn-25a6b1a6=1">up to a quarter of the shares could be reserved for individual investors</a>, rather than funds and banks. This is a bigger share than is typically the case in a large initial public offering (IPO).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/06/spacex-ipo-buy-shares-elon-musk-stock-market-launch-risks">Continue reading...</a> SpaceX Science Elon Musk Technology Shares Investments Money UK news US news World news IPOs Stock markets Business Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:00:04 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/06/spacex-ipo-buy-shares-elon-musk-stock-market-launch-risks Photograph: John Raoux/AP Photograph: John Raoux/AP Photograph: John Raoux/AP Hilary Osborne 2026-06-06T13:00:04Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/03/how-to-invest-50-a-month-tips-different-life-stages <p>Experts explain how small, regular sums can build wealth over time, from your 20s through to retirement</p><p>Thinking about investing? There are compelling reasons for moving at least some of your money away from standard savings accounts and into the stock market. There are also risks, but over the long term the rewards can be better.</p><p>Many people are put off by the idea that you need to be wealthy to start investing, or over a certain age. But even if you can only afford to set aside £50 a month, it is worth considering. And while there are important factors to consider before you start, it is rarely too early, or too late, to take the first step.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/03/how-to-invest-50-a-month-tips-different-life-stages">Continue reading...</a> Investments Money Savings Banks and building societies UK news Cash Isas Isas Bonds Pensions Retirement planning Junior Isas Shares Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:45 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/03/how-to-invest-50-a-month-tips-different-life-stages Photograph: GrandeDuc/Alamy Photograph: GrandeDuc/Alamy Photograph: GrandeDuc/Alamy Lisa-Marie Voneshen 2026-06-03T06:00:45Z https://www.theguardian.com/technology/nils-pratley-on-finance/2026/feb/12/relx-claude-crash-buy-back-shares <p>The firm remains confident even as the market flips from seeing it as an AI winner to fearing its profit margin will implode</p><p>As the FTSE 100 index bobs along close to all-time highs, it is easy to miss the quiet share price crash in one corner of the market. It’s got a name – <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/anthropic-ai-legal-tool-shares-data-services-pearson">the “Claude crash”</a>, referencing the plug-in legal products added by the AI firm Anthropic to its Claude Cowork office assistant.</p><p>This launch, or so you would think from the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/12/share-values-of-property-services-firms-tumble-over-fears-of-ai-disruption">panicked stock market reaction</a> in the past few weeks, marks the moment when the AI revolution rips chunks out of some of the UK’s biggest public companies – those in the dull but successful “data” game, including Relx, the London Stock Exchange Group, Experian, Sage and Informa.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/nils-pratley-on-finance/2026/feb/12/relx-claude-crash-buy-back-shares">Continue reading...</a> AI (artificial intelligence) London Stock Exchange Shares Technology sector Investing Business Financial sector Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:43:37 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/nils-pratley-on-finance/2026/feb/12/relx-claude-crash-buy-back-shares Photograph: miss.cabul/Shutterstock Photograph: miss.cabul/Shutterstock Photograph: miss.cabul/Shutterstock Nils Pratley 2026-02-12T18:43:37Z https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/anthropic-ai-legal-tool-shares-data-services-pearson <p>Pearson, Experian and others fall sharply after startup unveils software to automate a range of professional services</p><p>European publishing and legal software companies have suffered sharp declines in their share prices after the US artificial intelligence startup Anthropic revealed a tool for use by companies’ legal departments.</p><p>Anthropic, the company behind the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/23/claude-ai-anthropic-computer-tasks-form-filling-booking-trips"> chatbot Claude</a>, said its tool could automate legal work such as contract reviewing, non-disclosure agreement triage, compliance workflows, legal briefings and templated responses.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/anthropic-ai-legal-tool-shares-data-services-pearson">Continue reading...</a> AI (artificial intelligence) Technology Pearson Business UK news London Stock Exchange Shares Investing Experian Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:01:01 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/anthropic-ai-legal-tool-shares-data-services-pearson Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images Julia Kollewe 2026-02-03T16:01:01Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/31/ftse-100-index-best-year-since-2009 <p>FTSE index closes up 21.5% on New Year’s Eve at end of strong year for global equity markets</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2025/dec/31/how-the-ftse-100-dinosaur-roared-back-to-life">How the FTSE 100 ‘dinosaur’ roared back to life</a></p></li></ul><p>Britain’s stock market has increased in value by a fifth over 2025 – its biggest annual gain since 2009 – in a strong year for shares around the world.</p><p>The FTSE 100 index of blue-chip stocks closed up 21.5% on New Year’s Eve compared with the start of January, beating Wall Street returns. The wider all-share market was 19.75% higher.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/31/ftse-100-index-best-year-since-2009">Continue reading...</a> FTSE Business Shares London Stock Exchange Investments Stock markets Money Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:31:10 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/31/ftse-100-index-best-year-since-2009 Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters Graeme Wearden 2025-12-31T15:31:10Z https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/26/uk-savers-investors-tax-bills-isas-pensions-savings-rachel-reeves-budget <p>Chancellor unveils measures that will affect Isas, pensions, and income from dividends, property and savings interest</p><p>Measures that will mean higher tax bills for millions of savers and investors were unveiled by the chancellor as part of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/26/five-key-charts-2025-budget-statement-rachel-reeves">her budget statement</a>.</p><p>Alongside two widely trailed measures – cutting the maximum that can be put into a cash Isa each year and clamping down on salary sacrifice pension schemes – were two surprises: an exemption from the new Isa rules for those over 65, and an increase in income tax on savings interest and property and share dividend income.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/26/uk-savers-investors-tax-bills-isas-pensions-savings-rachel-reeves-budget">Continue reading...</a> Budget 2025 Savings Tax Investments Income tax Pensions Isas Shares Consumer affairs National insurance Business Budget Money UK news Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:01:36 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/26/uk-savers-investors-tax-bills-isas-pensions-savings-rachel-reeves-budget Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AP Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AP Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AP Rupert Jones and Shane Hickey 2025-11-26T17:01:36Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2025/nov/03/reeves-recognise-reality-astrazeneca-killed-stamp-duty-shares <p>Shareholder-backed plans to upgrade US listing have exposed multiple flaws in tax that should be abolished or at least cut</p><p>It was one of those votes where the majority was always going to be huge. AstraZeneca’s proposal to list its shares <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/29/astrazeneca-plans-new-york-stock-exchange-listing-but-isnt-quitting-london">directly on the New York Stock Exchange</a> while retaining the quotes in London and Stockholm disadvantages nobody on the shareholder register.</p><p>US investors get the chance to own AstraZeneca in full-fat form rather than via American depositary receipts (a wrapper provided by a handful of banks), a rejig that should widen the pool of potential investors and help the company with any future big deals in the US. Meanwhile, the pharma giant keeps its presence in the FTSE 100 index, upsetting no shareholders on the home front. “A global listing for global investors in a global company,” as Pascal Soriot, the chief executive, called it. Sure enough, the proposal sailed through on Monday with 99% in favour.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2025/nov/03/reeves-recognise-reality-astrazeneca-killed-stamp-duty-shares">Continue reading...</a> AstraZeneca Stock markets Rachel Reeves Tax and spending Shares Budget Business Politics Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:39:12 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2025/nov/03/reeves-recognise-reality-astrazeneca-killed-stamp-duty-shares Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Nils Pratley 2025-11-03T17:39:12Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/28/amateur-investors-riding-out-dips-ai-bubble-stomach-steel <p>As one 23-year-old buys a house with his winnings, experts say risk-takers are fuelling an unsustainable market</p><p>It was more than just a hunch, says Jacob Foot of his first foray into US tech stock investments back in 2020.</p><p>The 23-year-old says he played around with artificial intelligence tools in his first job and thought to himself: this technology is going to be a big deal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/28/amateur-investors-riding-out-dips-ai-bubble-stomach-steel">Continue reading...</a> Investing Business AI (artificial intelligence) Stock markets UK news Technology sector Shares Financial sector US news FTSE Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:42:24 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/28/amateur-investors-riding-out-dips-ai-bubble-stomach-steel Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian Phillip Inman 2025-10-28T14:42:24Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/04/jet2-shares-fall-15-as-it-warns-of-difficult-market-and-cuts-winter-seats <p>Travel firm talks of ‘less certain consumer environment’ with customers booking later than ever</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/sep/04/global-bond-sell-off-eases-us-jobs-report-japan-debt-auction-car-sales-uk-construction-business-live-news-updates">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Travel operator Jet2 shares fell sharply on Thursday after it cut back its seats on sale for the winter, warning of a difficult market with customers booking holidays ever nearer the departure date.</p><p>Shares in the holiday group fell by 15% after it told investors its earnings for the year were now likely to be at the lower end of forecasts.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/04/jet2-shares-fall-15-as-it-warns-of-difficult-market-and-cuts-winter-seats">Continue reading...</a> Travel & leisure Business UK news Shares Airline industry Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:41:10 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/04/jet2-shares-fall-15-as-it-warns-of-difficult-market-and-cuts-winter-seats Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent 2025-09-04T10:41:10Z https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/29/rachel-reeves-save-less-to-invest-policy-brilliant-or-disaster <p>People know about savings. But investing in stocks and shares? Not so much. Ministers have a duty to be clear about the benefits and risks</p><ul><li><p>Hilary Osborne is the Guardian’s money and consumer editor</p></li></ul><p>Without wanting to sound like a jeremiad from the Daily Mail, I should warn you that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/15/rachel-reeves-rules-red-tape-boot-on-neck-innovation-mansion-house">Rachel Reeves is after your money</a>. Part of her plan to grow the UK economy involves persuading cautious Britons to take more risks with their savings. It’s a win-win, she says. British business gets more investment and savers get better returns. The “nation of shopkeepers” becomes a nation of investors.</p><p>And it could all work out like that, of course. But there is the potential for things to go horribly wrong if the mooted letters from banks suggesting different investments and changes to risk warnings are done badly. There is also the danger of persuading people into the market in the good times, only for them to find themselves nursing losses in the next downturn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/29/rachel-reeves-save-less-to-invest-policy-brilliant-or-disaster">Continue reading...</a> Shares Savings Rachel Reeves Investments Isas Banks and building societies Money Cash Isas Politics UK news Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:00:50 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/29/rachel-reeves-save-less-to-invest-policy-brilliant-or-disaster Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters Hilary Osborne 2025-07-29T07:00:50Z https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/16/the-guardian-view-on-reevess-trickle-down-economics-deregulation-dressed-as-economic-renewal <p>The ‘Leeds reforms’ revive a finance-first growth model – repackaging a failed economics as strategy, while sidelining real investment and wages</p><p>Rachel Reeves’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/15/rachel-reeves-unveils-city-reforms-cutting-red-tape-fuelling-uk-growth">Mansion House</a> speech mattered less for what it changed than what it confirmed: she’s staying – and backing the City. After spooking markets with tears in the Commons, appearing with the Bank of England governor was damage control. The “Leeds reforms” were billed as bold, but the real message was a return to business as usual.</p><p>Delivered to a City audience, the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/rachel-reeves-mansion-house-2025-speech">speech</a> confirmed a deregulatory tilt that is striking not for its boldness but for its familiarity. Her “reform” of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2025/jul/15/chancellor-tread-carefully-bank-ringfencing-reform">ringfencing regime</a> for banks is code for loosening constraints under pressure from the finance lobby. <a href="https://www.cityam.com/mansion-house-speech-rachel-reeves-to-rip-up-red-tape-in-financial-services/">Streamlining</a> the regime brought in after the 2008 crash to hold bank leaders personally responsible for regulatory breaches will weaken post‑crisis accountability standards.</p><p><em><strong>Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tone/letters"> letters</a> section, please <a href="mailto:guardian.letters@theguardian.com?body=Please%20include%20your%20name,%20full%20postal%20address%20and%20phone%20number%20with%20your%20letter%20below.%20Letters%20are%20usually%20published%20with%20the%20author%27s%20name%20and%20city/town/village.%20The%20rest%20of%20the%20information%20is%20for%20verification%20only%20and%20to%20contact%20you%20where%20necessary.">click here</a>.</strong></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/16/the-guardian-view-on-reevess-trickle-down-economics-deregulation-dressed-as-economic-renewal">Continue reading...</a> Economic policy Rachel Reeves Mortgages Stock markets Shares Regulators Labour Financial sector Banking reform Banking Investing Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:41:28 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/16/the-guardian-view-on-reevess-trickle-down-economics-deregulation-dressed-as-economic-renewal Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images Editorial 2025-07-16T17:41:28Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jun/21/investing-apps-beginners-robo-adviser-platforms-money <p>‘Robo-adviser’ platforms use tech to help manage your money – here’s how the most popular ones stack up</p><p>Rachel Reeves and her government colleagues are keen to get more Britons investing in the stock market. She <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1720562221879289">said recently</a> that a lot of money was being put into cash savings accounts “when it could be invested in equities, in stock markets, and earn a better return”.</p><p>The good news is that the rise of DIY tools and mobile apps means it is now easier than ever to get investing. However, the vast array of options can make it daunting to know where to start.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jun/21/investing-apps-beginners-robo-adviser-platforms-money">Continue reading...</a> Investments Investment funds Shares Bonds Savings Isas Money Consumer affairs Apps Technology Pensions Sat, 21 Jun 2025 06:00:02 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jun/21/investing-apps-beginners-robo-adviser-platforms-money Composite: Alamy / Guardian Design Composite: Alamy / Guardian Design Composite: Alamy / Guardian Design Holly Mead 2025-06-21T06:00:02Z https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/16/liverpool-is-crypto-capital-of-uk-survey-finds <p>Research reveals 13% of residents regularly invest in cryptocurrency and check stocks, more than all other cities</p><p>The city’s most famous sons may have sung that money can’t buy you love, but that was before bitcoin existed.</p><p>Liverpool has emerged as the crypto capital of the UK, according to a study looking at the online habits of people across the country.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/16/liverpool-is-crypto-capital-of-uk-survey-finds">Continue reading...</a> Internet Social media Facebook Instagram TikTok UK news Bitcoin Cryptocurrencies Shares Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:00:39 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/16/liverpool-is-crypto-capital-of-uk-survey-finds Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Raphael Boyd 2025-06-16T06:00:39Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/28/do-i-in-the-uk-need-to-worry-about-the-us-stock-market <p>From the value of your pension to your holidays, the turmoil from Trump’s yo-yoing trade policies will have an impact</p><p>A trade war with China and suggestions Donald Trump will sack the head of the Federal Reserve have weighed heavily on the US stock market. It was already reeling after the president’s announcement of universal tariffs on the whole world, and, despite recovering some of its losses, remains down on the start of the year.</p><p>In the UK, you may be wondering whether any of it matters to you. The short answer is that it could – without realising it, you may have exposure to the ups and downs of US shares.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/28/do-i-in-the-uk-need-to-worry-about-the-us-stock-market">Continue reading...</a> Investments Pensions Stock markets Shares Trump tariffs Money Consumer affairs Pensions industry Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:00:53 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/28/do-i-in-the-uk-need-to-worry-about-the-us-stock-market Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters Shane Hickey 2025-04-28T06:00:53Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/14/yes-the-stock-markets-are-in-turmoil-but-it-really-is-a-good-idea-to-invest <p>Trump’s tariff chaos has naturally scared some Britons back into the safety of savings accounts – but investing is about playing the long game</p><p>Recent headlines about <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/07/stock-market-dow-jones-sp-ftse-trump-tariffs">stock markets in freefall</a> and graphs with downward arrows are not what you would choose as a backdrop to persuading people to move from cash savings into riskier investments.</p><p>But that was what the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was faced with after announcing that a review of cash and shares Isas was on the way.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/14/yes-the-stock-markets-are-in-turmoil-but-it-really-is-a-good-idea-to-invest">Continue reading...</a> Investment funds Investments Shares Investment Isas Savings Consumer affairs Banks and building societies Isas Money Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:30:40 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/14/yes-the-stock-markets-are-in-turmoil-but-it-really-is-a-good-idea-to-invest Photograph: Paul Rapson/Alamy Photograph: Paul Rapson/Alamy Photograph: Paul Rapson/Alamy Hilary Osborne 2025-04-14T09:30:40Z https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/04/trump-tariffs-trade-war-uk-consumers-investments-pensions-stocks-shares <p>As global stock markets fall, personal investments including pensions and stocks and shares could be affected</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/apr/04/us-business-stock-markets-nyse-blog-trump-tariffs-asian-markets">Global stock markets have been falling</a> sharply for a second day running after Donald Trump’s announcement that the US planned to charge tariffs on goods from around the world. A global trade war intensified when China responded on Friday by announcing tariffs of 34% on imports of US goods, accelerating the market sell-off. For people in the UK, there are <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/03/what-trump-tariffs-could-mean-for-uk-consumers">reasons to be concerned</a> about the falls:</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/04/trump-tariffs-trade-war-uk-consumers-investments-pensions-stocks-shares">Continue reading...</a> Trump tariffs Consumer affairs Investments Shares Pensions Investment funds UK news Money Tariffs Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:19:19 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/04/trump-tariffs-trade-war-uk-consumers-investments-pensions-stocks-shares Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA Hilary Osborne 2025-04-04T13:19:19Z https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/mar/01/cash-isas-4000-allowance-tax-free-accounts-limit <p>Research shows strong support for keeping tax-free accounts in their current form with £20,000 annual limit</p><ul><li><a href="https://theguardian.com/money/2025/feb/28/cash-isa-savers-flexible-rules-interest-rates-account">Cash Isa providers fail to offer savers benefits of more flexible rules</a></li></ul><p>A campaign to “save” cash Isas gathered pace this week, with research published showing strong support for the savings accounts.</p><p>However, data was also issued that investment firms said showed UK savers were “paying the price” for playing it safe because putting money into the stock market can generate much higher returns.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/mar/01/cash-isas-4000-allowance-tax-free-accounts-limit">Continue reading...</a> Isas Savings Banks and building societies Money Consumer affairs UK news Investment Isas Investments Shares Investment funds Sat, 01 Mar 2025 07:00:34 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/mar/01/cash-isas-4000-allowance-tax-free-accounts-limit Photograph: mundissima/Alamy Photograph: mundissima/Alamy Photograph: mundissima/Alamy Rupert Jones 2025-03-01T07:00:34Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/19/glencore-ditch-london-stock-exchange-new-york <p>Group may move primary listing to New York or elsewhere – to get ‘optimal valuation’ – in fresh blow to UK market</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/glencore">Glencore</a> is considering moving its primary share listing away from London, a development that would be a fresh blow to the UK’s blue-chip stock exchange after a series of departures.</p><p>The chief executive of the mining group said it was studying whether a move would boost its shares – with New York top of the list of potential destinations.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/19/glencore-ditch-london-stock-exchange-new-york">Continue reading...</a> Glencore London Stock Exchange Business Stock markets Investments Commodities London Financial sector UK news Shares FTSE Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:55:13 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/19/glencore-ditch-london-stock-exchange-new-york Photograph: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Photograph: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Photograph: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Joanna Partridge 2025-02-19T13:55:13Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2024/oct/17/heres-a-rabbit-for-the-chancellors-hat-scrap-stamp-duty-on-shares <p>Getting rid of SDRT would pay for itself over time because other receipts would rise, abolitionists say</p><p></p><p>Rachel Reeves is looking for taxes to raise, rather than ones to abolish. Never mind: here is a tax that ought to be scrapped by a government that calls itself pro-growth, pro-business and pro-investment, which was the pitch at this week’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/14/who-will-attend-uk-investment-summit-agenda">big summit</a>. What’s more, the enticing claim from abolitionists is that getting rid of the tax could – with a few qualifications – pay for itself over time because other Treasury receipts would rise.</p><p>The tax is stamp duty on shares – or, in full, stamp duty reserve tax, or SDRT. It is the 0.5% levy on purchases of shares in UK companies that brought £3.8bn into the Treasury in the 2022-23 tax year. Ireland has a higher rate, 1%, but nobody else does. The US, China and Germany don’t impose any equivalent tax at all. So the claim that the UK is at a competitive disadvantage in attracting listings and liquidity to its stock market looks solid. At a moment of panic over the sleepy state of London, especially at the bottom half of the stock market, that point ought to resonate.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2024/oct/17/heres-a-rabbit-for-the-chancellors-hat-scrap-stamp-duty-on-shares">Continue reading...</a> Economics Economic policy Tax and spending Autumn budget 2024 Rachel Reeves Labour Shares Investments Business Politics UK news Money Budget Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:01:03 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2024/oct/17/heres-a-rabbit-for-the-chancellors-hat-scrap-stamp-duty-on-shares Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Nils Pratley 2024-10-17T04:01:03Z https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/26/natwest-takes-hit-from-abandoned-tell-sid-campaign <p>Bank left with costs from Sir Trevor McDonald-fronted campaign after early election halted rollout</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2024/jul/26/pound-ftse-post-office-horizon-natwest-stock-market">Business live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>NatWest was forced to spend £24m on the former Conservative government’s aborted “Tell Sid”-style campaign <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jun/28/ad-campaign-with-trevor-mcdonald-was-filmed-for-shelved-natwest-shares-sale">featuring Sir Trevor McDonald</a>, which would have resulted in a chunk of the bank’s state-owned shares being sold to the general public in a highly anticipated privatisation drive.</p><p>The price tag emerged when the bank released its second-quarter results and announced that it was snapping up a number of mortgages from the smaller rival Metro Bank for £2.4bn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/26/natwest-takes-hit-from-abandoned-tell-sid-campaign">Continue reading...</a> NatWest Group Banking Business UK news Conservatives Politics Metro Bank Privatisation Stock markets Shares Economic policy Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:59:37 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/26/natwest-takes-hit-from-abandoned-tell-sid-campaign Photograph: Neil Mockford/GC Images Photograph: Neil Mockford/GC Images Photograph: Neil Mockford/GC Images Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent 2024-07-26T09:59:37Z