Markets

Shares in Thomas Cook fall after pilots strike

Shares in Thomas Cook fall after pilots strike. The shares in Thomas Cook Group PLC (TCG) a FTSE 250 company fell 2.7% at 120.55 today (08/09/17). Pilots followed through on planned strike action over pay. This is quite significant as it is the first strike action taken by UK pilots …

Markets

US non-farm payroll data update

US non-farm payroll data update The US economy created fewer jobs than expected in August adding 156,000 (180,000 expected) still a good number though. However, the previous months figures were later revised down. The US unemployment rate has held at or close to 4.4% since April this year. Has US …

Finance

US Non-farm payroll figures due today

US Non-farm payroll figures due today US Non-Farm payroll data will be closely watched today. Could these figures slow the stock market rally?

News

Dream pay days for US Bosses

Dream pay days for US Bosses As a mere mortal, I guess I can only dream of such earnings as these. With yearly incomes for the 5 biggest US bosses ranging from approximately $99 million to $236 million (including stock options don’t you know). Four of these big top 5 …