AI chipmaker adds $260bn in history’s biggest ever stock rally

AI chipmaker adds $260bn in history’s biggest ever stock rally

US microchip maker Nvidia achieved the biggest one day increase in value of any company in history as investors clamour for a stake in the AI industry. Shares in the Californian company surged 16.4pc in New York on Thursday, adding $277bn (£219bn) to its market value. The rise eclipsed a $197bn gain made by Meta at … Read more

Tesla sues Sweden in bid to avoid hit from strikes

Tesla sues Sweden in bid to avoid hit from strikes

Thanks for joining me. Gold prices have started the week by hitting a six-month high after a slump in the value of the dollar. The safe-haven asset hit $2,017.82 an ounce as the value of the dollar continues to slide amid bets on money markets that the US Federal Reserve will not increase interest rates … Read more

If London chugs to a halt, it will take the rest of the country with it

If London chugs to a halt, it will take the rest of the country with it

Likewise, there might be cities that would welcome a planned $2bn (£1.6bn) investment to create a version of the Sphere, based on the spectacular venue in Las Vegas recently opened with a concert by U2. But not this one. Last week, Sadiq Khan, the London Mayor, rejected the plan on the grounds of potential noise … Read more

Wall Street titans to fly in for UK investment conference in boost for Sunak

Wall Street titans to fly in for UK investment conference in boost for Sunak

Thanks for joining us. The average price of a home coming on the market fell by more than £6,000 in November, according to a property website. Across Britain, average asking prices by new sellers fell by 1.7pc (£6,088) this month to reach £362,143, Rightmove said. While asking prices do usually record a fall at this … Read more

Interest rates do not need to rise again, says Bank of England official

Interest rates do not need to rise again, says Bank of England official

China slipped back into deflation in October, official figures showed, as falling pork prices delivered a blow to the world’s second largest economy. The consumer prices index, the main gauge of inflation, fell 0.2pc compared to the same month last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The reading was twice as big … Read more

Russia hikes interest rates to 15pc in fight against inflation

Russia hikes interest rates to 15pc in fight against inflation

New figures out this morning suggest more pressure is coming for renters, with around a sixth of British landlords planning to sell their rental properties.  According to a survey from advisory firm Cornerstone Tax, 15pc of people who own a rental property are looking to sell. London is expected to be hit hardest by an … Read more

Passengers face higher fares as air traffic control fees rise

Passengers face higher fares as air traffic control fees rise

Ford has struck a tentative deal with union chiefs to end a workers’ strike at its plants which has run since mid-September.  The United Auto Workers and Ford have struck a deal that is expected to provide staff with a 25pc wage increase over the four-year agreement.  The deal still needs to be approved by … Read more

A bitter election won’t derail the stunning rise of the Polish economy

A bitter election won’t derail the stunning rise of the Polish economy

Tusk’s party would unlock some extra funding from Brussels, while the ruling party would beef up defence spending, and free up cash for higher pensions and child benefits. Other than that, not a great deal divides them. Whatever happens in the election, therefore, it won’t stop the stunning rise of the Polish economy. Poland has … Read more