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CORRECT: US Speaker Pelosi's Taiwan arrival shakes stocks

(Correcting that the gold quote for Tuesday is indeed higher, not lower)

Stocks in London ended lower on Tuesday after the confirmation of US House...

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 17:23

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: US Speaker Pelosi's Taiwan arrival shakes stocks

Stocks in London ended lower on Tuesday after the confirmation of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Taiwan, igniting Sino-US tensions once more.

Pelosi...

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 17:20

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: BP and Shell lend support to tense market

London's two big oil stocks were helping to prop up the FTSE 100 on Tuesday, as the wider market suffered from market worries about another...

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 12:20

LONDON MARKET OPEN: BP brings dividend cheer amid US-China worries

The promise of bigger returns by dividend-stalwart BP was keeping the London market from bigger losses early Tuesday, amid a risk-off investor mood.

The...

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 09:09

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks lower; HSBC rises on payout pledge

Stocks in London ended lower on Monday as tensions between China and the US show signs of rising over the possibility of US House Speaker...

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 17:19

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pearson and HSBC lift market before BoE decision

Strong results from publisher Pearson and a vow by mega-bank HSBC to restore payouts to pre-Covid levels supported the FTSE 100 on Monday, even as...

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 12:25

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares rise but PMIs confirm economic weakness

Stocks were trading firm in London early Monday, supported by a positive outlook from Pearson, while purchasing managers' index scores were providing a fresh reading...

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 09:09

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 lifted by NatWest; Amazon moves higher

Stocks in London closed out a strong week on the front foot on Friday, with traders being spurned on by positive GDP numbers from the...

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 17:11

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Apple, Amazon and NatWest cheer investors

European stock markets were on the rise at the end of an eventful week, on a combination of positive earnings from big-name companies on both...

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 12:32

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks up as market prices in less Fed tightening

Stock markets were rising and the dollar falling on Friday, after data showing the US economy slipped into a technical recession reduced expectations for further...

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 09:30

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