London's blue chip share index suffered another beating as better than expected US employment figures failed to halt the global stockmarket meltdown... more
"It's nice to see a different colour out there," was the verdict from one trader, referring to the fact that most screens were showing blue as share prices rose on hopes that the worst can be averted in Greece... more
The index these days is so dominated by foreign mining and exploration stocks with little more than a brass plaque in SW1 that it no longer bears any resemblance to the real British economy... more
Intel will raise its dividend by 15%, providing welcome a note of optimism after network gear maker Cisco Systems helped drive stocks lower this week with a disappointing sales forecast
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World stock markets slide and the dollar falls, undermined by worries about the global recovery after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke confirms fears that the US economy has weakened... more
Market Round-up: The chill of Austerity Britain sweeps across the London market as investors fret about the effects of George Osborne’s axe on UK Plc... more
Oil prices rise above $82 a barrel in Asia, clawing back a little ground after the fraud case against Goldman Sachs and flight disruptions in Europe from volcanic ash... more
The pound tumbled and stock markets around the world slammed into reverse after rating agency Moody's cast doubt over the financial strength of the UK and the US... more
Given all the rain that has fallen during the past few days, it seems strange that shareholders of the main water utilities are bracing themselves for something of a drought as far as their fortunes are concerned in the years ahead ... more
Share prices on both sides of the Pond are trading at their best levels in more than a year, so stock market investors could be forgiven for thinking the worst of the global recession and banking meltdown is over ... more
Oops! Even the best of them can get it wrong in the stock market. Just ask Goldman Sachs which had a sell rating on BP ahead of yesterday’s bumper third-quarter numbers which drove the shares 5% higher to a year’s high of 597.4p... more
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