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Guarantor loans surge to top of UK financial complaints chart By Reuters

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Complaints about guarantor loans by companies such as Amigo soared last year, eclipsing grievances over payment protection insurance (PPI) that have dominated for more than a decade, Britain's Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) said on Wednesday. Consumers have turned to loan providers since last March as lockdowns to fight the COVID-19 pandemic strained their finances. "For...

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Lyft Raises Outlook as Ridesharing Demand Returns Sooner Than Expected By Investing.com

By Yasin Ebrahim Shares of Lyft surged in after-hours trading on Tuesday after upgrading its outlook on performance, citing a return to stronger rideshare demand sooner than expected. LYFT (NASDAQ:LYFT) was up more than 2% on the news.   The adjusted EBITDA loss in the first quarter of 2021 was expected to be $135 million, an improvement from the prior...

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Rio Tinto Chairman Simon Thompson to step down in 2022 By Reuters

(Reuters) - Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) Ltd said on Wednesday Simon Thompson will step down as chairman next year after deciding not to seek re-election as a non-executive director at the miner's 2022 annual general meeting. Analysts said last month Thompson would likely face increasing pressure to step down over the board's handling of the destruction of rock shelters, after an...

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Boeing cites risks in design of newest Airbus jet By Reuters

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing (NYSE:BA) Co has raised concerns over the design of arch-rival Airbus' newest narrow-body jet, the A321XLR, saying a novel type of fuel tank could pose fire risks. The U.S. plane giant's intervention is not without precedent in a global system that regularly allows manufacturers to chime in whenever safety rules are being interpreted in a...

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UK extends furlough scheme by five months, gives more help to self-employed By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will extend its huge job-protecting furlough programme by five months until the end of September and expand parallel support for the self-employed, finance minister Rishi Sunak is due to announce in a budget speech on Wednesday. Workers covered by the furlough scheme - currently about one in five private-sector...

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Robinhood, a go-to for young traders, benefits from short sale demand By Reuters

By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robinhood, the online brokerage used by many retail traders to pile in to heavily shorted stocks like GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME), has made an ambitious push into loaning out its clients' shares to short sellers as it expands its business. The broker had $1.9 billion in shares loaned out as of Dec. 31, nearly...

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Private Payrolls, Beige Book, Oil Supplies: 3 Things to Watch By Investing.com

By Liz Moyer Investing.com -- Stocks cooled off on Tuesday, giving back some of the gains from Monday, which was the best day for the S&P 500 since last June. Profit taking may be partly to blame for the pull-back, especially in tech shares. The Senate now has President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, which has already passed the House. Lawmakers on the...

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Cruise Stocks Looking Attractive as Vaccinations Rise: Macquarie By Investing.com

By Liz Moyer Investing.com -- Cruise lines stocks are looking attractive according to Macquarie analysts, who upgraded the sector to outperform from neutral, citing positive catalysts. With Covid cases dropping and vaccinations on the rise, the worst of the pandemic could be in the rear view mirror for cruise operators, wrote analyst Paul Golding. Cruises have been sidelined during the pandemic, but government...

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U.K. shares higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.45% By Investing.com

Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Electronic & Electrical Equipment, Mining and Life Insurance/Assurance sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gained 0.45%. The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN), which rose 2.64%...

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