Sainsbury’s beats expectations with strong sales and market share gains, but shares barely move as guidance and margins remain unchanged.

Standard Chartered faces $2.7bn lawsuit over alleged role in 1MDB fraud, shares fall as legal and reputational risks grow.

FTSE opens higher as welfare vote looms and UK house prices dip; Mpac and Kitwave plunge, National Grid rises on Ofgem plan.

Gold jumps on tariff fears and geopolitical risk. HSBC warns supply and weaker demand may cap gains by year-end.

Dame Julia Hoggett urges a public campaign to revive UK stock market culture amid investor apathy and firm exodus to the US.

FTSE slips 0.4% despite steady UK GDP and rising mortgage approvals; housebuilders fall, Babcock gains on upgrades.

Robinhood’s stock soared 10% after launching tokenized OpenAI and SpaceX shares in Europe, expanding crypto access to private equity investors.

Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC, and Metro Bank offer varying risks and rewards; best value depends on your appetite for income versus growth.

HSBC posts solid Q1 profit, but faces shrinking margins and strategic risks as it pivots heavily toward Asia and cost-cutting.

Markets poised to hit record highs before Trump abruptly ended Canada trade talks, triggering a sharp reversal.

Metro Bank's shares surged on takeover talk, but uncertainty lingers, investors face a high-risk bet, not a clear recovery.