#slumps

6:51am, 13th May, 2019

May's party slumps to fifth place as pressure mounts for her to go

Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives have fallen to fifth place in an opinion poll ahead of the May 23 European parliamentary election as pressure grows for her to set a date for her own departure.

3:01am, 13th May, 2019

World

UK PM May's party slumps to fifth place as pressure mounts for her to go

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives have fallen to fifth place in an opinion poll ahead of the May 23 European parliamentary election as pressure grows for her to set a date for her own departure.

Wall Street slumps at open as trade worries return

9:14am, 6th May, 2019

Business

Wall Street slumps at open as trade worries return

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Monday after President Donald Trump, in a surprise move, threatened to hike tariffs on Chinese goods, reigniting fears of a global slowdown and upending a period of relative calm in markets.

7:44pm, 31st March, 2019

Business

Japan's business mood slumps to two-year low as trade war hits: BOJ tankan

Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence worsened to a two-year low in the March quarter, a central bank survey showed, underscoring concerns that Sino-U.S. trade tensions and softening global demand were taking a toll on the export-relia...

Support for Polish ruling party slumps amid graft scandal

3:52am, 21st November, 2018

World

Support for Polish ruling party slumps amid graft scandal

Support for Poland's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party fell sharply, a survey published late on Tuesday showed, as it scrambles to contain fallout from the country's biggest corruption scandal in years.

Oil slumps 6 percent as equities slide feeds demand worry

7:34pm, 20th November, 2018

Business

Oil slumps 6 percent as equities slide feeds demand worry

Oil prices tumbled more than 6 percent on Tuesday in heavy trading volume, with U.S. crude diving to its lowest level in more than a year, caught in a broader Wall Street selloff fed by mounting concerns about a slowdown in global economic growth.

China economic growth slumps to weakest since 2009, demand ebbs as trade war bites

11:06pm, 18th October, 2018

Business

China economic growth slumps to weakest since 2009, demand ebbs as trade war bites

China's economic growth cooled to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis in the third quarter, raising pressure on Beijing to step up policy support as a years-long campaign to tackle debt risks and the trade war with the United Stat...

French President Macron's popularity slumps to record low in poll

10:33pm, 5th September, 2018

World

French President Macron's popularity slumps to record low in poll

French President Emmanuel Macron's popularity has hit a record low following the resignation of a popular minister and a summer scandal over his bodyguard, a poll showed on Thursday.

Chipotle slumps after illness complaints linked to Ohio outlet

10:00am, 31st July, 2018

US

Chipotle slumps after illness complaints linked to Ohio outlet

At least 140 people are reported to have fallen sick after eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc restaurant in Ohio, sending shares of the burrito chain down 8 percent in early trading.