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Saturday Papers: US Senate chops key obstacle to Trump tax reforms
And Concordia International in drug price rise scandal fights for life as debts mount.
The Expert View: Unilever, Interserve & Marshalls
Our daily roundup of analyst commentary on shares, including Segro and Metro Bank.
Friday Papers: China risks debt reaching saturation
And David Davis draws up plans for no deal on Brexit talks as PM May faces EU.
Overnight Markets: Dow, S&P 500 hit record highs despite Apple slide
Also weighing on the market was some disappointing news on the earnings front.
FTSE retreats as Unilever underwhelms, retail sales fall
UK stock market marks anniversary of Black Monday in an appropriate fashion with the FTSE 100 dropping 0.5%.
Black Monday: 30 years on from the 1987 crash
It is still considered the bleakest moment in stock market history and fears are growing over whether history will repeat itself.
Ex-Lloyds chiefs fight £550m legal claim over HBOS
Shareholders of Lloyds Banking Group push for compensation, claiming they were misled over ‘disastrous’ purchase of HBOS in 2008.
Pension cold-call ban to be delayed until 2019
More than 100,000 people were targeted by pension scammers last year yet the government won't get round to banning cold calls for nearly two years.
The Expert View: Sainsbury’s, Flybe & Rathbones
Our daily roundup of analyst commentary on shares, including Convatec and Ashmore.
Thursday Papers: Lloyds investors ‘mugged’ over acquisition of HBOS
And Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund wades into row over changes to London's listing rules.
Overnight Markets: IBM lifts Dow Jones over 23,000
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also ticked up to record closing highs.
Wage growth and US advance lift FTSE higher
The FTSE 100 was on the front foot today, gaining 0.3% after good UK wage growth data and a positive opening on Wall Street.
Investors spy global growth in Japan, Europe & emerging markets
Fund managers set aside fears over North Korea and central bank monetary policy to turn bullish on global economy, according to latest BofA Merrill Lynch survey.
Is a ‘tax on age’ the best way to help young voters?
Chancellor Philip Hammond is looking at Budget measures to help the young. Are cuts in stamp duty and pension tax relief the best way to do it?
Regulators hit Rio with £28m fine and fraud charge
US Securities and Exchange Commission accuses mining giant of cover up and Financial Conduct Authority imposes record penalty for failure to disclose loss-making acquisition.
The Expert View: ASOS, Pearson & GKN
Our daily roundup of analyst comment on shares, including Bellway and Moneysupermarket
