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Bank of England preview – What can we expect? By Investing.com

By Samuel Indyk Investing.com – The Bank of England (BoE) will announce its latest monetary policy decision on Thursday and also publish its latest quarterly monetary policy report (previously named the inflation report). Expectation is for the central bank to keep its interest rate on hold at a record low of 0.1%, the level the rate was cut to when the pandemic started...

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Bezos Bows Out, ADP Payrolls, Draghi’s Return, OPEC – What’s up in Markets By Investing.com

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- Jeff Bezos bows out of Amazon on a high note, as Alphabet also blows past forecasts in the fourth quarter. ADP payrolls are due, Mario Draghi is set to be invited to be Italy’s next Prime Minister, and OPEC meets to congratulate itself on rebalancing the world oil market. Here’s what you need to know in financial markets on...

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Biogen Earnings miss, Revenue beats In Q4 By Investing.com

Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) reported on Wednesday fourth quarter earnings that missed analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations. Biogen announced earnings per share of $4.58 on revenue of $2.85B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $4.75 on revenue of $2.8B. Biogen shares are up 13% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $277.72 , down-from-52-week-high.They are...

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GSK says split plans on track, forecasts dip in profit this year By Reuters

(Reuters) - Britain's GSK said on Wednesday its plan to split into two businesses was on track, as the drugmaker aiding in COVID-19 vaccine developments forecast 2021 profit to fall by a mid- to high-single digit percentage. The company, which earlier in the day announced a tie-up with CureVac to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, reported a 2% fall in turnover in...

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Britain will publish aviation recovery plan later this year By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will publish its aviation recovery plan later this year transport minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday, adding that he could not give more detail on the timing because of uncertainty caused by coronavirus. "The best I can give you right now is later this year," Shapps told a parliamentary committee when asked about the recovery plan, adding that...

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Britain’s EG Group to buy Asda’s petrol stations for 750 million pounds By Reuters

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - The Issa brothers and TDR Capital will offload Asda's petrol stations to their own EG Group for 750 million pounds ($1.02 billion) when their purchase of the British supermarket group from Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is completed, they said on Wednesday. In October, Zuber and Mohsin Issa and private...

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StockBeat: Prospect of Draghi’s Return Lifts Italian Stocks By Investing.com

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- Italy’s stocks and bonds roared back to life on Wednesday after President Sergio Mattarella confirmed he will invite Mario Draghi, the former president of the European Central Bank, to form a new government. By mid-morning in Europe, the FTSE MIB was the standout performer in the region, gaining 2.2% to 22,560 points, while the spread between the Italian and...

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Regulators to meet as brokers call time on Reddit-trader rollercoaster By Reuters

By Tom Westbrook (Reuters) - Hedge funds, small investors and stockbrokers are bracing for tougher U.S. markets regulation, with officials expected to meet this week to assess the fallout from a social media-driven trading frenzy that has roiled stocks and silver prices. Mass buying by amateur traders over the past two weeks has...

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Get a move on in scrapping Libor, UK asset managers tell issuers By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's asset managers called on companies to "step up" efforts to switch the pricing of bonds worth 108 billion pounds ($147.38 billion) from Libor to an alternative. "With the deadline now fast-approaching, there remains a significant number of outstanding Libor-linked bonds which have not yet transitioned to a new rate," the Investment Association said in a letter to companies...

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Britain defends Oxford vaccine roll-out among all ages amid European scepticism By Reuters

By Alistair Smout and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister on Wednesday defended the country's vaccine roll-out strategy after scepticism emerged in Europe, saying the science supported a decision to give the shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca to all age groups. France, Belgium and Germany are among the European Union countries to recommend that Oxford's vaccine is only...

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