Now playing Next Business Bitcoin rockets above 6000 euros for the first time The value of Bitcoin has increased more than tenfold over the past year 02/11/2017
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Now playing Next Business Euro slips after German election results The euro slipped against its major peers early on Monday as markets digested the German election result. Traders appeared concerned over the 25/09/2017
Now playing Next Business Euro rises above $1.20 for first time in over two years Maybe it's time to schedule that shopping trip to New York: the single currency has hit its strongest level against the dollar in over two years. 29/08/2017
Now playing Next Business Greece returns to the bond markets Greece has returned to the bond markets selling debt to private investors for the first time in three years. The sale of around 3 billion euros of 24/07/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom Sterling falls as markets react to UK election result Sterling dropped as much as 2.5 percent as the UK election results came through, while the FTSE share index opened higher. The pound recorded 09/06/2017
Now playing Next Business Amazon shares pass $1,000 for first time Shares in the company Amazon have gone past the 1,000 dollar mark for the first time. It is a major new milestone for the online seller, which has 30/05/2017
Now playing Next Business Brazilian shares tumble on fears president could be ousted Brazil's Bovespa index fell 10 percent on a report President Michel Temer condoned an attempt to silence a potential witness in a corruption probe. 18/05/2017
Now playing Next Business Trump worries pull down financial markets Worries about political turmoil in the United States led investors to sell shares on Wednesday. The dollar also lost value against other currencies. 17/05/2017
Now playing Next Business Oil prices jump as biggest producers plan to extend output cuts Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to pump less through until March 2018 to further cut the huge amount of oil in storage around the world. 15/05/2017
Now playing Next Business Macron's victory gets muted reaction from financial markets After a brief bounce, European indices mostly dipped into the red as investors shifted their focus from politics to monetary policy. 08/05/2017
Now playing Next Business Oil stabilises, stocks rise on Macron confidence Oil prices have been on a roller coaster ride from oversupply worries, strong opinion poll numbers for French centrist Macron boosted share prices. 05/05/2017
Now playing Next Business Could Twitter be enjoying a Trump fuelled turnaround? Twitter - the social media platform beloved by US president Donald Trump - saw its shares surgeafter it added a lot more users that had been expected. 26/04/2017
Now playing Next Business Stock markets calm after Macron rally Europe's stock markets made moderate gains on Tuesday with as investors shifted their focus from politics to business fundamentals. 25/04/2017
Now playing Next Business French election relief rally pushes up share prices There were no surprises from the first round of the French election which meant a relief rally for the European stock markets and beyond. 24/04/2017
Now playing Next Business Investors cautious ahead of too-close-to-call French election France's CAC40 underperformed other European indexes on Friday with investors cautious ahead of the first round of the presidential election. 21/04/2017
Now playing Next USA United faces global backlash after dragging passenger from plane United Airlines may lose hundreds of millions of euros as the airline faces continued backlash after dragging a passenger from an overbooked flight. 11/04/2017
Now playing Next world news Investors, edgy after US strikes in Syria, turn to oil and gold Investors in Europe were edgy on Friday following the US air strikes in Syria, but stocks erased most of their initial losses after US officials called the attack a one-off event that would not lead t 07/04/2017
Now playing Next Business US Syrian airstrikes hurt market, sparks rush to safe havens Stockmarkets dipped on news of the US airstrikes in Syria, but generally recovered after Washington officials said there would be "no escalation". 07/04/2017
Now playing Next Business Sterling battles back as Brexit is born Markets show restraint as Brexit comes into being 29/03/2017
