Daily Digest: Tuesday 11th April
USA
-President Biden landed in Northern Ireland on Tuesday evening, embarking upon a four day visit to the nation.
-Notorious investor Warren Buffet has given major Japanese trading houses his vote of confidence, signalling his positions could expand where growth opportunities are present.
-Twitter managed to break headlines once again, as documents have surfaced showing that under new owner Elon Musk Twitter Inc no longer exists as its own entity. It is believed Twitter Inc underwent a merger with a private shell company, now recognised as X Corp.
UK
-During the first trading session since Thursday April 6th, the FTSE 100 closed up 0.57% at £7,785.72
-IMF growth forecasts have suggested the UK will underperform all other G7 nations during 2023.
-Junior doctors across NHS in England have embarked upon four days of strikes, requesting pay increases as wages have continuously failed to grow alongside inflation causing significant real terms wage cuts.
Rest of the World
-Opposition to France's controversial pension reforms has continued across the nation, over three weeks after the measures were first announced.
-Chinese tech conglomerate Alibaba has announced their entrance into the AI space, launching a rival for OpenAi's ChatGPT.