Markets

LSE-Deutsche Boerse merger seen set to fail

A merger between the London Stock Exchange and Germany's Deutsche Boerse looks to be heading for collapse over competition issues.

27 February 2017

Markets

Wall Street boosted by Trump tax expectations, S&P 500 tops $20 trillion

Investor optimism based on President Trump's tax change promises pushed up share prices on Wall Street on Monday. European markets also gained.

13 February 2017

USA

Euroviews. Donald Trump’s anachronistic trade strategy

9 February 2017

Economy

Trump to weaken banking rules

President Donald Trump has started the effort to roll back the US laws brought in to regulate banks after the 2008 financial crisis.

3 February 2017

USA

Euroviews. The end of Trump’s market honeymoon

The market rally is already running out of steam, and Trump’s honeymoon with investors might be coming to an end. There are several reasons for this.

2 February 2017

Business Series

Pokemon and Super Mario help Nintendo back into profit

Nintendo reports first quarterly profit in a year thanks to its growing mobile games division, the focus now is on its upcoming Switch console.

31 January 2017

Markets

Trump's protectionist rhetoric pulls down dollar and global stock markets

The dollar and shares fell as investors fret over the potential impact of Trump's isolationism on world trade and a lack of clarity on his policies.

23 January 2017

Markets

Weak pound boosts FTSE 100 to new record high

Friday was another standout day for Britain's top share index, taking it to an all-time high after its 14th consecutive daily gain.

13 January 2017

Business Series

Animal rights group buys LVMH shares to pressure it over skins

Peta has become a shareholder of French luxury goods maker LVMH so that it can pressure it to stop selling merchandise made from exotic skins.

13 January 2017

Economy

European Central Bank's #AskECB session brings out the Twitter jokers

The European Central Bank's attempt to be more user friendly via #AskECB on Twitter brought serious questions, but a few pranksters as well.

12 December 2016

Business Series

Russia sells stake in oil giant Rosneft

Qatar and commodities trader Glencore have bought a stake in Russia's giant oil firm Rosneft.

8 December 2016

World News

ECB in the spotlight as investors expect more stimulus boosts

The European Central Bank is expected to extend its generous bond buying scheme and keep its principal interest rate, for refinancing operations, unchanged at zero percent as efforts continue to boost

8 December 2016

Markets

Markets shiver but don't catch cold over Italian political turmoil

Markets were a little edgy at the opening - the Milan stock exchange fell as much as 2 percent - but most investors don't expect the country will leave the euro zone.

5 December 2016

Markets

Markets hold their breath ahead of Austrian, Italian votes

Europe's markets end the week down ahead of politically-charged weekend.

2 December 2016

Economy

Oil hits high for the year

Brent goes through 54$, WTI 51$, oil hitting year highs

1 December 2016

Markets

Dow Jones surges to record high

The leading US index rallies instead of the expected Trump post-election meltdown. Shares in banks, construction and defence rise, tech shares fall.

10 November 2016

USA

Trump victory sparks early losses though markets bounce back

Markets stabilise after wobble as Trump triumphs

10 November 2016

Markets

No market meltdown as Trump towers over the globe

No Brexit wipe out

9 November 2016

Markets

Roller coaster ride as markets react to shock US election result

European shares were down early on Wednesday in the wake of the shock election result in the US but then rallied

9 November 2016

Business Line

US presidential election: markets vote for the status quo

With the United States set to elect a new president, Business Line looks at the economic background to the vote and its consequences.

2 November 2016