We start with an Epic Battle Raging On Wall Street that has seen small time Amateur Investors take on the titans of the hedge fund industry. Its all centred around this company the struggling us computer Game Retailer gamestop. It shares have soared at much as 1700 after a group of private investors used online forums to drive up their price. And that has raised serious questions about how Financial Markets operate in the era of social media, as paul hawkins reports. This is a story of david versus goliath, of the amateur online investor beating the Big Traditional Wall Street traders. At the centre of it, gamestop, a struggling American Retailer Selling dvds and video games. A number of the Wall Street Traders picked up on its problems and bet money that its share price would fall, known in the business as shorting a stock. Only for this particular stock, Amateur Investors swapping tips on the social media site reddit saw it as an opportunity. They bought shares, which actually drove
Lets check quickly on the markets. If you look at the markets, and a lot of them are looking at the concerning news or news brexit is going to weigh markets were hoping. The stocks european 600, down and the pound, looking to see if there is any swing on that. 1. 3243. Lets get to the first word news with leighann gerrans. A british official says brexit talks need to show progress by tonight if they are to continue. European unions chief negotiator is said to have denied any breakthrough on the issue of fishing license. Boris johnson is due to speak with the Commission President ursula von der leyen. Donald trump says his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus. The New York Times says the 76yearold was admitted to hospital yesterday. The president wished him well. Giulianis son tweeted his well. Is feeling the u. S. Is said to be ready to sanction more chinese officials over the role of the recent disqualification of hong kong legislators. Familiar,to people
Europe here. We initially saw quite a negative story coming out of europe. In the United States, maybe some stimulus talks helping propel the story a bit higher. The s p up by over 1 . The euro has come back. It is still negative on the day. We did have a 1. 16 handle. We now have a 1. 17 handle, but we have seen continuing dismal inflation data out of the eurozone. Yesterday was germany. Today it is france. A 0. 6 print. We get the final number friday. Alix totally different from the u. S. , in that we are able to generate some inflation. Christine lagarde with her strongest signal that the ecb will change its goal. She said it may be worth examining a strategy that allows inflation to temporarily rise above the target rate, similar to the feds shift. We need to thoroughly analyze the forces driving inflation dynamics today, and consider whether and how we should adjust our strategy in response. The anchoring of fixed rate expectations might have loosened. The wider discussion today i
Never before has that enduring promise of protection stability and opportunity mean more important than it is today allow me to explain why. First europe must come to new to protect lives and livelihoods this is all the more important in the middle of a pandemic that shows no sign of running out of steam or intensity we know how quickly numbers can spiral out of control so we must continue to handle this fantastic pandemic with extreme care responsibility and unity in the last 6 months. Our Health Systems and workers have produced miracles every country has worked to do its best for its citizens. And europe has done more to gether than ever before. When the Member States closed borders we created green lanes for goods when more than 600000 european citizens were stranded all over the world the e. U. Brought them back home when some countries introduced export bands for critical medical goods we stopped that and ensure that critical medical goods should go where it was needed we worked
As we await clarity from jay powell in the new inflation policy. Ray dalio says fiscal and monetary injections have put the dollar under threat. Johnson revolt, boris reaches out to rebels in his own party to gain support for his plan to override the brexit deal he struck with the eu. Ftse futures are underperforming. Facebook versus the ftc, u. S. Authorities are preparing a possible antitrust lawsuit against the social network. Kim kardashian urges her 188 million instagram followers to freeze their facebook accounts. We have breaking news in the form of earnings coming across the ticker. Thespanish giant hosting of 8 billiones euros. Net sales a little more than 8 billion euros. We were expecting a net loss in the first half. Euros in 195 million terms of earnings before interest and taxes. There was a loss there also, 198 Million Euros, but it did have a positive earnings before interest taxes depreciation of 1. 4 9 billion euros. We will bring you any breaking news. Remember yeste