England ended a 55-year wait to play in a major tournament final on Wednesday night, beating Denmark in extra-time at Wembley courtesy of a Harry Kane goal. The Three Lions will now face an Italy side that has also impressed throughout, getting past a resilient Spain team in its previous game en route to the […]

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Shares at British multinational insurance agency Aviva plc (LON:AV) bounced more than 2% on Monday evening following the news that the firm is set to sell its entire 80% shareholding in Italian life insurance venture Aviva Vita to its partner UBI Banca for €400 million in cash. The move is part of the firm’s new […]

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It’s no secret that the capacity utilisation of airlines, hotels and recreational outlets has been greatly diminished by the COVID pandemic, but recent data provided by Stockapps illustrates just how much of a hit European tourism has taken in 2020. According to Stockapps Researcher, Rex Pascual: “As countries shut their borders to protect their citizens […]

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Wizz Air Holdings PLC (LON:WIZZ) announced yesterday that they have suspended flights to Italy and Israel. Many travel businesses are facing the full force of the coronavirus epidemic – and airline carriers have seen their shares in red since the outbreak of COVID-19. Wizz Air have made ensured efforts to try and limit the impact […]

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Wizz Air Holdings (LON:WIZZ) have told the market that they have taken some precautionary measures to limit the impact of the coronavirus. Last week, British stocks faced a bruising after reports suggested that the coronavirus was in the UK and also had reached Italy. There was no surprise that airline stocks had received the largest […]

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The UK Government have announced their plans to tackle to ongoing coronavirus epidemic. The coronavirus has been haunting the globe for the last few months, and since the outbreak at the end of December – the situation has vastly escalated. Last night, I was watching the news – when I suddenly realized that the death […]

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PricewaterhouseCoopers (NYSEARCA:PWC) have released their latest projected GDP rankings for 2019, with these latest rankings dropping the UK from fifth to seventh place. This follows the announcement that the World Bank dropped the UK to ninth in their business rankings, with most bearish outlooks being attributed – unsurprisingly – to Brexit uncertainty. While currency concerns […]

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During today’s budget talks, Italian economy minister Giovanni Tria has said that the country will make efforts to cut its deficit in 2020 and 2021, which is earlier than the time frame announced in the budget last week. Today’s announcements indicate that Italy is moving in the direction of benchmarks given by the EU, with […]

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Italian banks have showed signs of recovery on Wednesday, after a heavy referendum defeat led to the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Following the Italian people’s overwhelming “No” response to proposed constitutional reforms, Italian banking shares plummeted amidst concern over the country’s political instability. However, shares in the world’s oldest bank – Monte dei […]

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In what many had tipped as being a volatile outcome for the struggling Euro nation financial markets after an initial bout of volatility have taken in their stride Italy’s resounding “No” to constitutional reforms. With Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi putting his head on the line on the outcome it will mean Italy is due […]

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