Market Report: Central Banks in focus as FTSE 100 extends gains

  • UK markets eye up March’s all-time high
  • US equity slip-up gives gold a fresh bump
  • Palantir delivers, but falls under the pressure of weighty expectations
  • DoorDash dials up the heat with Deliveroo deal
  • Oil price stage a mini recovery

Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:

UK markets seem well-rested after the long weekend and are back this morning with a spring in their step, with the FTSE 100 up in early trading. It’s been quite the ride as the UK’s blue-chip index pushes...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/06/market-report-central-banks-in-focus-as-ftse-100-extends-gains/

Market report: Trump’s 100 days, Deliveroo deal and Marks and Spencer cyber chaos

Susannah Streeter
  • FTSE 100 set to trade higher at the start of the week, despite uncertainty surrounding tariffs.
  • Chinese authorities forecast the economy is on track to meet growth targets with more stimulus expected.
  • The 100th day of Trump’s second presidency looms as he stays intent on ripping up rule books.
  • Corporate earnings season set to stay buoyant, but warnings pile up about clouds ahead.
  • Deliveroo share price jumps after takeover bid launched by DoorDash.
  • Marks and Spencer cyber chaos...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/28/market-report-trumps-100-days-deliveroo-deal-and-marks-and-spencer-cyber-chaos/

Market Report: “Big progress”, little substance

Steve Clayton
  • Trump claims “Big progress” in trade talks with Japan
  • Powell highlights inflation risk
  • Sainsbury results welcomed – positive outlook for FY26
  • Rentokil Initial – not getting any worse
  • Deliveroo sees takeaways take off
  • Brent crude firm at $66.20, US dollar claws back some lost ground

Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown:

“Tariffs continue to make the headlines, with Donald Trump claiming that “big progress” had been made in talks with Japanese negotiators, aimed...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/17/market-report-big-progress-little-substance/

Sinking feeling hits shares, Deliveroo hits another bump, Rolls Royce dives on downgrade

Susannah Streeter

Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown

’That sinking feeling has now hit shares in Europe after falls on Wall Street amid concerns that inflationary pressures are still mounting and growing evidence that consumer confidence is suffering amid the cost of living squeeze.

The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 have opened lower, but there were sharper falls on the DAX in Germany and the CAC 40 in Paris. Worries are resurfacing about an escalation of the war...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/12/sinking-feeling-hits-shares-deliveroo-hits-another-bump-rolls-royce-dives-on-downgrade/

Deliveroo rides up with a rocket to revenues while Spiderman saves Cineworld from deeper losses

Susannah Streeter

17 March 2022

Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:

‘’Deliveroo is riding deeper into the red, as it shifts gears to try to carry off a bigger slice of the takeaway market. All muscles are pumping in terms of sales, with gross transactional value jumping by 71%. It’s making a huge effort to pedal into new markets to try and widen its reach of riders across the UK and that’s encouraged investors, with the share price rising by more than 5%...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/17/deliveroo-rides-up-with-a-rocket-to-revenues-while-spiderman-saves-cineworld-from-deeper-losses/

Food delivery apps face EU crackdown: Are US companies next?

Companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash could feel the heat in the U.S. when EU lawmakers rule on gig worker classification this week

Third-party food delivery companies in Europe aren’t doing so hot. The European Commission, the executive branch of the EU, is scheduled to meet this week to propose what speculators believe will be stricter labor rules to regulate the gig economy in the region.

Specifically, ​​reports suggest that the commission will require gig companies to directly employ their couriers, rather than classify them as independent contractors. On the heels of that news, investors have soured on food delivery...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/food-delivery-apps-face-eu-crackdown-are-us-companies-next

Amazon-backed Deliveroo sets IPO price, valuation near $12B

Amazon backed Deliveroo to go IPO at $12 billion valuation

Deliveroo, the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) backed U.K. food delivery company, announced on Monday it will price its initial public offering in a range of $5.39 to $6.35 per share. If it goes public at that price range, it would value the company at nearly $12 billion.

Founded in 2013, Deliveroo announced it would go public on the London Stock Exchange with a time-limited, dual-class share structure that will ensure founder and CEO Will Shu retains a large role in moving the company forward.

“We are...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/amazon-backed-deliveroo-sets-ipo-price-valuation-near-12b

From near bankruptcy to IPO, Deliveroo set to go public

Deliveroo, a U.K.-based food delivery firm founded in 2013 and now backed by Amazon, announced Thursday it would go public on the London Stock Exchange with a time-limited, dual-class share structure that will ensure founder and CEO Will Shu retains a large role in moving the company forward.

An initial target price or time frame for the share offering was not announced.

“Deliveroo was born in London. This is where I founded the company and delivered our first order. London is a great place to...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/from-near-bankruptcy-to-ipo-deliveroo-set-to-go-public