Stockmarkets exist to price assets and efficiently allocate capital, says Nils Pratley in The Guardian. On recent evidence, the UK market is failing to fulfil even that basic function. Bidding wars for logistics business Wincanton and electrical retailer Currys have brought foreign takeover offers at massive premiums to their stock prices.
Is London’s listlessness terminal?
Mar 08, 2024
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