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Uber app
Uber co-founder Kalanick resigns as CEO over ‘macho culture’ claims

Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick has resigned as CEO of the cab-hailing company after allegations of a macho management culture that turned a blind eye to claims of sexual harassment.

Richard Reed
Insurance
Consumers lose out as Ogden rate hits insurers

The motor insurance market says new compensation payment rules will severely hit profits, which will likely lead to higher premiums for customers to help offset the costs

Neil Dennis
Shariah-compliant finance
The spread of Shariah-compliant finance is good and bad

The spread of Shariah-compliant finance in the Middle East, India and Africa is both a good thing and a bad thing. Everything depends on the perspective of the observer.

Brian Bollen
Factory
UK business output slows in April

A crop of UK data releases on Friday indicate business output continued to slow at the beginning of the second quarter

Neil Dennis
bill blain
The four most frightening words are this time it's different

The four most frightening words for the financial markets are 'this time it's different'. Anyone who has lived through several economic cycles instinctively knows that.

Brian Bollen
chief finance executives
Huishan Dairy and the frauds of the century

When China's Huishan Dairy discovered in March that one of its chief finance executives had left due to "work stress", it was just the start of a disturbing story of mysterious disappearances

Neil Dennis


down chart
Is a stock market correction overdue?

We can't see what's around the corner for stocks, but when we hear valuations are high, markets volatile and the economy on a knife edge, we prepare for losses and a possible correction

Neil Dennis
Millennials
Millennials drive push into socially responsible investing

A number of high profile funds are ditching tobacco from their portfolios, while Exxon investors demand the oil company shares information on its impact on climate change

Neil Dennis
fiscal stimulus agenda
Could Trump failure on tax-cutting measures derail the markets?

Global stock markets rallied strongly following Donald Trump´s victory in November´s presidential election. There were widespread hopes that the incoming administration´s pro-growth, fiscal stimulus agenda would act as a driver for the global economy.

James Hester
Drahgi
Draghi remains cautious on eurozone recovery

Signs of a strong pick up in business activity in Europe are still not enough to allow the eurozone economy to stand unaided according to the president of the European Central Bank

Neil Dennis
The slowdown in decline of PC
Lenovo results Q&A fails to illuminate or elaborate

If the future of Chinese technology specialist Lenovo is as clear to its senior executives as their attempts to explain it, then heaven help it.

Brian Bollen
Fed Yellen
US rate policy path darkens after Fed minutes

The US Federal Reserve looks set to pursue its monetary tightening agenda, but dollar bulls have taken a step back following some dovish undertones in the minutes of the central bank's last meeting

Neil Dennis
st paul's at night
Year ahead offers great opportunity for UK owner managers

The next year offers the greatest opportunity for UK owner-managers in recent memory says Andy Currie, London-based managing partner of Catalyst Corporate Finance

Brian Bollen
Moody's
Moody’s China rating cut tests market resolve

Industrial commodity prices come under pressure after China, one of the world's biggest consumers of metals and fuel, has its credit rating downgraded by Moody's

Neil Dennis
pounds
Sterling needs central bank support to break from lows

The UK economy appears to be recovering since its disappointing first-quarter performance, but the pound remains materially lower today than at any point seen during the financial crisis of 2008-09

Neil Dennis
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Economic calendar
Today, 4 March, 2020
02:30 AUD
Australia
HIGH Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) 0.005 0.004
15:15 USD
United States
HIGH ADP Employment Change 191.0K 291.00K
17:00 CAD
Canada
HIGH BoC Interest Rate Decision 0.0175 0.0175
17:00 CAD
Canada
HIGH BoC Rate Statement
17:00 USD
United States
HIGH ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI 55.5 55.5
17:30 USD
United States
HIGH EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change -0.079M 0.45M
18:15 CAD
Canada
HIGH BoC Press Conference
5 March, 2020
02:30 AUD
Australia
HIGH Trade Balance 5618.0M 5223.00M
15:30 USD
United States
HIGH Initial Jobless Claims 219.00K
15:30 USD
United States
HIGH Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average 209.75K
17:30 USD
United States
HIGH EIA Natural Gas Storage Change -143.00B