Those paying tribute to Apple's Steve Jobs seem to be contractually obliged to use the same terms to describe him (in fact, few fans appear too anxious to adhere to their hero's slogan: Think Different)... more
Cracks emerge in the fragile consensus around rescue efforts for the eurozone amid public clashes over plans to expand bailout funds for stricken nations... more
The Swiss franc takes its biggest plunge in more than 20 years as the nation's central bank dramatically intervened to weaken its currency and prop up the economy... more
CMC Markets made a brave call on Friday, picking an incredibly choppy day of market turmoil for the launch of the first of its monthly Trader Days to sharpen the wheeler-dealing skills of its existing clientele... more
The wallets of British shoppers took a fresh squeeze in July as retail prices rose at their highest annual pace for more than 15 years, gloomy official figures have revealed... more
Talk of an international tug of war over accountancy software group Sage sparked rare interest in a nervy session where worries about Greece largely damped the spirits of the City's wheeler-dealers... more
Oil lost has lost yet more ground after its record rout yesterday as investors continued their stampede out of black gold and a host of other commodities amid worries over global growth... more
World oil prices fall after three days of gains, as fears that high prices would dampen demand overrode concerns over a cut in oil output from Saudi Arabia... more
The Bank of England holds fire on interest rate hikes amid fresh uncertainty across the eurozone as Portugal holds out the begging bowl for a potential €80 billion bailout... more
Shockwaves from the crisis in Egypt continue as the oil price hit more than $103 a barrel and holiday giant Tui warns of the financial costs of rebooking customers to other destinations... more
Shares in London race to a two-year high as investors welcome the US central bank’s decision to pump $600 billion more into the country’s economy... more
The bulls are back in town. After the stock market enjoyed its best week this year last week, with the FTSE 100 gaining 6.3%, shares in London were on the rise again today ... more
Credit crunch: After two days of near-euphoria on the stock markets, reality kicked in and the City remembered that a recession — or worse — remains likely... more
London shares staged a tentative rally as nervous City professionals took heart that a financial Armageddon seems to have been delayed, at least for a while... more
The value of Peter Cruddas's near-90% stake in CMC Markets grew as the online financial trading company revealed just how much its revenues and profits are soaring... more
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