Yahoo Finance • yesterday

Willis Towers Watson in advanced talks to buy Cushon from NatWest - report

[Natwest Logo] trenchcoates/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images London-based pensions giant Willis Towers Watson (WTW [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WTW]) is in advanced talks with NatWest (NWG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NWG]) (OTC... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 days ago

Nationwide cuts mortgage rates as other lenders hold steady amid budget announcement

In a week marked by the autumn budget announcement, Nationwide has announced a reduction in mortgage rates, effective this Friday. Meanwhile, other major UK lenders have opted to maintain their current rates. The average rate for a two-ye... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Stocks rise, pound firms after ‘tolerable’ Budget

The FTSE 100 rose, the pound strengthened, while gilt yields fell on Wednesday as financial markets gave a guarded welcome to Rachel Reeves’s Budget. The Chancellor increased taxes by £26 billion to bolster her fiscal headroom against fut... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Rachel Reeves' fiscal buffer doubles in leaked budget report

[Chancellor Rachel Reeves Responds To October Inflation Rate Data] Leon Neal/Getty Images News A premature leak Wednesday from the Office for Budget Responsibility has revealed that Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves boosted the U.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 5 days ago

What is the salary sacrifice scheme and why is it in Reeves' sights?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly plotting to reduce the amount of money people can sacrifice from their pay cheques to put in their pension pots without paying national insurance (NI). But what is the salary sacrifice scheme and why... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 16 days ago

HSBC and Halifax cut mortgage prices ahead of autumn budget

Two major UK lenders have announced cuts to the interest rates on select mortgage products despite the uncertainty ahead of the autumn budget. The average rate for a two-year fixed mortgage rose to 4.69% this week from 4.59%, according to... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 23 days ago

Lenders slash mortgage prices as Bank of England holds interest rates

Most major UK lenders have announced cuts to the interest rates on select mortgage products as the Bank of England decided to hold interest rates. The average rate for a two-year fixed mortgage dropped to 4.59% this week from 4.75% previo... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

FTSE 100 hits record high after optimistic UK economic reports

The FTSE 100 hit another record peak on Friday fuelled by weaker-than-expected US inflation data, optimistic UK economic reports and strong results from NatWest. The FTSE 100 index closed up 67.05 points, 0.7%, at 9,645.62, a new record c... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

NatWest (NWG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Friday, October 24, 2025 at 12 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — Paul Thwaite Chief Financial Officer — Katie Murray Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email pr@fool.com Fu... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise after cooler-than-expected CPI inflation report

US stocks gained Friday morning as investors digested a crucial inflation report that could shape expectations for the Federal Reserve’s next policy moves. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 0.5%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.7%... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

US Futures Rise Ahead of Key Inflation Reading: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) -- US equity futures gained as trade tensions eased and investors stuck to bets on Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts ahead of a key inflation reading later Friday. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 advanced after a tech... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

NatWest reports Q3 results

* NatWest press release [https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/rbs/RNS/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=365&newsid=1999943] (NYSE:NWG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NWG]): Q3 Total income of £326M (+14.8% Y/Y). * Total assets and liabil... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Here are the major earnings before the open Friday

Major earnings expected before the bell on Friday include: * The Procter & Gamble Company (PG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PG]) * General Dynamics Corporation (GD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GD]) * Illinois Tool Works (ITW... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

UK dividends fall as share buybacks drag on growth outlook

UK companies paid shareholders £24.6bn in dividends in the third quarter, which was down 1.4% year-on-year, with share buybacks slowing the outlook for growth in the final three months of the year. That's according to the latest dividend... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

HSBC names former NatWest executive David Lindberg to lead UK business

[HSBC Bank signs] whitemay * HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HSBC]) has tapped former NatWest (NWG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NWG]) executive David Lindberg as the new boss of its UK business. * Lindber... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

SA analyst upgrades/downgrades: PATH, CHWY, BABA, NWG

[Stock market trading, financial data graph chart, data visualization, Business arrow graph chart] Rasi Bhadramani Recent Seeking Alpha analyst actions highlight significant developments in the investment landscape, focusing on major comp... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

HSBC lowers mortgage rates as other lenders hold deals steady

HSBC (HSBA.L) lowered some of its mortgage rates this week, while other major lenders held their deals, amid fading expectations that the Bank of England (BoE) will cut interest rates again this year. The average rate for a two-year fixed... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Halifax cuts mortgage rates as other lenders hold or raise deals

Halifax cut some of its mortgage rates this week, as other major lenders held or raised their rates on borrowing. The average rate for a two-year fixed mortgage rose to 4.81% this week, while the average five-year fixed deal came in at 5.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

NatWest (NWG) Joins £3B Water Infrastructure Financing Syndicate

NatWest Group PLC (NYSE:NWG) is one of the best very cheap stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On August 22, the company joined a syndicate of financial institutions to provide funding for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Program (HA... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

FTSE 100 LIVE: Markets down and banks sell off as think-tank calls for windfall tax on banks to raise billions

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European indices were lower in early trade on Friday, as an influential think-tank released a report positing the idea that chancellor Rachel Reeves could look to bolster public coffers with a new windfall tax on b... Full story