by Chris Marshall on May 15, 2013 at 08:57
A string of shares trading ex-dividend, plus weak German and French growth readings, prevent share price gains across Europe.
by Chris Marshall on Apr 26, 2013 at 14:03
(UPDATE) First quarter US GDP growth of 2.5% confounds market expectations of growth of 3% or more.
by Gavin Lumsden, Chris Marshall on Apr 25, 2013 at 09:39
(UPDATE) The FTSE 100, which had erased earlier gains before the figure, took
little solace in the 0.3% GDP growth for the first quarter.
by Chris Marshall on Apr 24, 2013 at 09:00
Markets continue to surge higher, adding on yesterday's strong gains, as company earnings boost risk appetite.
by Chris Marshall on Apr 17, 2013 at 09:30
Tesco and miners lead FTSE lower as European markets fail to match US and Asian gains. Gold price recuperates further.
by Gavin Lumsden on Apr 15, 2013 at 16:10
(Update) Gold continued its slide and the FTSE 100 fell 0.7% as mining stocks plunged after China released weaker-than-expected growth figures. Ladbrokes also tumbled after a profits warning.
by Chris Marshall on Apr 08, 2013 at 09:52
Polymetal, ENRC and Aggreko lead FTSE higher ahead of the start of the US first-quarter earnings season.
by Gavin Lumsden on Feb 22, 2013 at 09:45
Markets recover from the shock that the US may switch off its quantitative easing (QE) support programme. The pound remains weak.
by Gavin Lumsden on Feb 11, 2013 at 10:42
Barclays rises on reports that tomorrow's strategic review will see big cuts at its investment bank. The FTSE 100 advances 28 points.
by Chris Marshall on Jan 04, 2013 at 13:42
European equity markets have been awoken from their Friday slumber by a
report showing that the US economy added 155,000 jobs in December.
