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European stocks were in the doldrums on Thursday morning, after shares in New York tumbled, unnerved by fiscal concerns in the US.

The FTSE 100...

London’s blue chip index continued its upwards trend this week, edging higher on Wednesday, as sterling received a boost from an unexpected increase in CPI,...

London’s blue chip index outperformed its European peers at Wednesday midday, but had a tepid morning as sterling rose to its best level in more...

Stocks in London were largely lower, though the FTSE 100 managed the most of fractional of gains, despite share price pressure on retailers and housebuilders....

London’s key index extended its gains on Tuesday, boosted by earnings and the potential for ring-fencing reform in the banking sector, while Bank of America...

London’s FTSE 100 went into the afternoon higher on Tuesday, shaking off some Russia-Ukraine ceasefire doubt and a caution from a Bank of England policymaker...

European stocks opened higher on Tuesday after China’s central bank cut two key interest rates to historic lows, and as worries over the US fiscal...

London’s blue chip index edged into the green on Monday as a boosted gold price helped Fresnillo and Endeavour Mining advance, but with Diageo and...

Stocks were mostly lower at Monday midday, as investors were unenthusiastic about a worsened US credit rating and a mixed economic picture coming out of...

Stock prices in Europe suffered on Monday after Moody’s on Friday downgraded its US credit rating, sending Treasury yields higher, but hitting the dollar.

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