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We’ll soon find out if superior growth in the US is justified
Taking stock at the end of the first quarter, two things strike me about the performance of the markets over the past six months.
02 Apr 2011
Banks help pull FTSE 100 back above 6,000
Financials flew up on Friday as the Footsie fought back from its Ireland induced sell-off, driving the index back above the 6,000 mark for the first time since early March.
01 Apr 2011
Nasdaq trumps Deutsche Börse NYSE bid
Nasdaq and ICE have joined forces to bid $11.3bn (£7bn) for NYSE Euronext in a deal they claim is better than an existing bid from Germany's Deutsche Boerse.
01 Apr 2011
FTSE today: market report as it happened March 31, 2011
FTSE 100 struggles to hold onto gains as retailers suffer.
01 Apr 2011
ARM in demand but rally hits the buffers
With the recently-launched iPad 2 high on gadget geeks’ wish lists, investors were also piling into the company behind the “brains” of Apple’s tablet computer - ARM Holdings.
31 Mar 2011
FTSE today: market report as it happened March 30, 2011
Dixons profit warning hits retailers, but FTSE stays positive.
31 Mar 2011
Centrica fuels FTSE on rally’s sixth session
Centrica helped to heat up the benchmark index as the blue-chips chalked up their longest winning streak since August.
30 Mar 2011
FTSE today: market report - as it happened March 29, 2011
US stocks close higher, shrugging off downgrades of Portugal and Greece
30 Mar 2011
FTSE today: market report - as it happened March 28
US stocks retreated from early gains and finished slightly lower on Monday as profit taking took hold in the final hour and positive consumer spending data failed to make an impact.
28 Mar 2011
Russian IPOs in London: successful, planned, postponed
A number of Russian companies have unveiled plans to list in London. We look at the successful, planned and postponed IPOs so far this year as businesses take advantage of the high oil price and relative strength of the Russian market.
28 Mar 2011
Russian sugar, pork group prices London IPO
Rusagro, the giant Russian sugar and pork producer, has set the price of its London flotation at $14.50 to $18.25 per Global Depositary Receipt (GDR) becoming the latest Soviet business to list in the British capital.
28 Mar 2011
Private investors hit by market turmoil
Private investors have upped their holdings of shares to a three-year high, a survey shows today, raising fears that they could be left dangerously exposed to market turmoil.
28 Mar 2011
The week ahead: key corporate and economic events – March 28, 2011
The key corporate and economic events for the week beginning March 28, 2011.
28 Mar 2011
Is the silver price heading for a fall?
On Thursday last week, silver reached its highest level since February 1980. For the past two years it has outpaced gold as the precious commodity to own, but is the price now set for a fall?
27 Mar 2011
Two reasons why Japan represents a buying opportunity
Even by the standards of Japan, where the job for life is still a reality, my colleague Yasuo Kuramoto has shown remarkable loyalty.
26 Mar 2011
Nevada nod for 888 prompts punters to pile in
Punters piled into online gaming businesses as America showed signs of easing its tough stance towards internet gambing.
25 Mar 2011
Market report live
The FTSE 100 rose for a third day as investors shrugged of a downgrade of Portugal's debt and jitters over an EU bailout and took heart from optimism on Wall Street.
25 Mar 2011
Markets shrug off Portugal debt downgrades
Portugal's debt problems pushed yields on government bonds to record highs on Friday but but equity and currency markets shrugge off ratings downgrades and continued uncertainty over an EU bailout. Here are the views from analysts.
25 Mar 2011
FTSE hits fortnight high as retailers rocket
London’s large-caps surged almost 1.5pc on Thursday, hitting levels not seen since before the Japanese earthquake.
24 Mar 2011
BP-Rosneft deal: what the analysts said
In January, BP agreed a joint venture and share-swap with Russian energy group Rosneft to explore for oil off Western Siberia. Here is what City analysts thought of the deal.
24 Mar 2011
Market report live
Retailers pulled the FTSE 100 back into positive territory, hitting levels not seen since before the Japanese earthquake as it shrugged off worries about Portugal's debt crisis.
24 Mar 2011
Sterling slumps as FTSE ticks up
Markets endured a rocky session on Wednesday as investors digested Chancellor George Osborne's Budget, comments from Bank of England policy makers and a deteriorating outlook for economic growth.
23 Mar 2011
Investors switch off ITV on indecisive day
Smith & Nephew (S&N) slipped as the maker of artificial hips and knees was tripped up by disappointing results from a US peer.
23 Mar 2011
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