How Labour’s election pledges stack up for UK markets

Britain’s opposition Labour party, which is predicted to win a July 4 election, on Thursday unveiled a manifesto pledging to keep spending tight, control sky-high debt, boost homebuilding and upgrade crumbling infrastructure. UK stocks and sterling have rallied ahead of the vote as traders see Britain being steadied by a strong-majority Labour administration after Brexit, successive Conservative leadership changes […]

France needs clarity around budget strategy after snap election, says ECB’s Villeroy

France needs quick clarity around the budget strategy for the country once a snap parliamentary election is over, Bank of France chief and European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday. French bonds and stocks have underperformed other European markets this week after President Emmanuel Macron called for a snap parliamentary […]

Lawsuits claim PornHub, Visa and hedge funds profited from child abuse

Eleven people who allege videos or images of their sexual abuse as minors were uploaded to PornHub have filed lawsuits in California federal court against the company, Visa and two hedge funds over claims they knowingly profited from the content, court records show. The lawsuits, all but one of which were filed over the past […]