Investment Week (January 6)
In 2024, the London Stock Exchange had the lowest number of new listings since at least 2010, when records began. “There were just 18 IPOs on the main market and AIM last year,” In contrast, 88 companies either delisted or transferred their “primary listing from the main market in 2024, with a plethora of these companies citing declining liquidity and falling valuations as the reasons for ditching the LSE.”
Tags: 2010, 2024, Aim, Declining liquidity, Delisted, Ditching, Falling valuations, IPOs, Listings, LSE
Washington Post (March 21)
“The aim of setting the cap on Russian crude at $60, roughly 20 percent below the main international benchmark price, was to whittle away at Russia’s cash hoard while still providing it with sufficient incentive to maintain exports and keep global oil markets stable. It is now time to lower the Western cap further, in increments, to $40 per barrel or less.”
Tags: $40, $60, Aim, Barrel, Benchmark, Cap, Crude, Exports, Incentive, Oil markets, Russia, Stable, Sufficient, Western
