CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: FTSE 100’s defensive slant comes into its own
[ad_1] This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It was no surprise, when equity markets first reacted to news of the strikes on Iran, that the U.K.’s FTSE 100 fell by less than all of its major continental European peers. What is often seen as the Footsie’s […]
Bayer falls 7% after proposing $7.25 billion settlement in Roundup case; European markets open higher
[ad_1] Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 10, 2026. NYSE LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors weighed the latest U.K. inflation data and monitored global market developments. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was roughly 0.5% higher shortly after the open, and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 and France’s CAC […]
CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Compass shifts its trading to dollars — and it might not be the last
[ad_1] This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Compass is that rare beast — a British company that is a genuine world leader in its field. The world’s biggest contract caterer, which annually serves 5.5 billion meals in schools, colleges, workplaces, hospitals and sporting venues in more than […]