Kingsmill owner Associated British Foods is to buy Hovis Group and merge the historic UK business with its own bakery arm. ABF, which also owns brands including Ryvita and Twinings,…
Shein's British business made £2.05 billion in sales in 2024, a 32.3% increase from the previous year, a filing by the online fast-fashion retailer showed today. Shein does not report…
Updated / Friday, 15 Aug 2025 09:36 The average car or auto finance loan increased by €366 to €13,267 in the first quarter of this year, new BPFI figures show…
Rusal has today reported a first-half net loss, as rising costs, higher interest expenses and foreign exchange fluctuations weighed on the Russian aluminium producer's earnings. The Hong Kong-listed company, the…
Corn futures were rallying back on Friday, with contracts up 7 to 8 ¾ cents. September managed to pull out of the week with a penny gain, as December was…
Live cattle futures are posted gains of $2.90 to 3.90 across most contracts on Friday, with August up $3.70 on the week. Cash trade was mostly steady this week, with…
Lean hog futures posted Friday gains of 97 cents to $1.50, as bulls fought back to close out the week. October was still down 57 cents since last Friday. USDA’s…
Cotton futures closed out the Friday session with contracts down 7 to 18 points, as December still managed to post a 94 point gain this week on the early half…
The wheat complex was mixed to round out the week with the spring wheat market reverting lower. CBT soft red wheat futures were 2 to 3 cents in the green…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is down -0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.50%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25)…
The dollar index (DXY00) today is down -0.53%, undercut by today's weaker-than-expected US consumer sentiment report and today's -0.7 bp decline in the 2-year T-note yield. The dollar is also…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday fell by -0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) rose by +0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) fell by -0.43%. September E-mini S&P…