Investors clung tightly to Slack’s stock on its first day as a public company.

The Bank of England cut a lonely figure by saying it’s likely to increase interest rates this year.

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The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged – but acknowledged that it was now likely to make at least one cut this year.

Finnish telecoms firm Nokia secured almost $2 billion worth of new debt, linking the cost to its progress on environmental initiatives.

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Facebook unveiled details of its blockbuster blockchain-based digital currency, Libra.

China’s holdings of US government bonds fell to their lowest level in two years, potentially suggesting an escalation of the US-China trade war.

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Airbus took off at the Paris Air Show – but rival Boeing and airline Lufthansa were grounded.

The US’s Huawei ban led to the company – at the forefront of 5G mobile technology – significantly cutting its revenue forecasts.

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Chipmaker Broadcom lowered its annual sales prediction, blaming the trade war – which was also bemoaned by Chinese manufacturers and European tech companies.

Investors bit into shares of online pet products retailer Chewy on its first day as a public company.

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Investors pulled money out of exchange-traded funds last month for the first time in five years – and stock funds had a real shocker.

The UK’s biggest retailer, Tesco, shared a weaker-than-expected update, with competition in the grocery industry showing no signs of letting up.

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The world’s biggest clothing retailer, Inditex, reported strong quarterly results – while Arcadia, one of the UK’s biggest retail groups, flirted with bankruptcy.

Tech firm Dassault announced a $6 billion acquisition as investors focused on whether other mooted megadeals would actually get over the line.

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Private equity giant Apollo announced plans to buy photo service Shutterfly for $3 billion.

Shares of fashionista Ted Baker fell 30% after the company warned that its annual profit would be even lower than expected.

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Salesforce announced a $16 billion acquisition of Tableau Software – and United Technologies announced a merger with defense contractor Raytheon.

The UK’s manufacturing output in April fell by the most in 17 years, and the country’s economic growth weakened further.

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The US economy added less than half the number of jobs expected in May.

Stock market debutants Beyond Meat and Zoom Technologies’ shares both rose after reporting better-than-expected results.

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