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Economy

Shares slump as oil prices tumble to new lows

Oil prices at new lows have hit the world's stock markets. A share sell off has investors braced for one of the worst monthly performances ever in January.

20/01/2016

World News

World stocks set for third week of losses as oil falls back below $30

Concerns about global growth are alive and kicking. Commodity currencies took a beating on Friday (January 15) as oil prices fell back below 30

15/01/2016

Economy

Chinese economic data sends tremors across stock markets

“Violent New Year fireworks,” is how one analyst summed up events on Wall Street where the Dow fell 450 points having its worst opening day in 84

04/01/2016

World News

US Fed rate decision boosts confidence as Asian markets rally

Investors have chosen to take the historic hike in US interest rates as a sign of confidence in the world’s largest economy. Asian stock markets

17/12/2015

Economy

Stocks fall as investors seek safety after Turkey downs Russian jet

European and world stock markets fell following the news that Turkey had shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border, as investors became

24/11/2015

Economy

Mixed results on China's trade sector

Exports not as bad as expected – but imports worse – China’s mixed results have left economists divided over the state of the country’s trade sector

13/10/2015

Markets

Trip turns into stumble as European markets slump again

Traders breathed a sigh of relief as business ended in Europe on Tuesday nursing losses all round as the market stumbled by nearly two and three

01/09/2015

Markets

Stocks end the week relatively stable after roller-coaster ride

It’s been a truly roller-coaster week on the world’s stock markets. The panic selling that took hold in China and elsewhere earlier in the week

28/08/2015

Markets

US and European stocks rally after Chinese shares halt their slide

European stock markets on Thursday rallied off the back of gains in the US and a bounce back in China. By lunchtime Frankfurt and Paris were up by

27/08/2015

Economy

European shares struggle to hold ground as market fears grow

An overnight slump in the Nikkei index in Japan of three percent brought storm clouds to the European markets on Tuesday following a tough Monday

06/01/2015

Business Series

GKN warning drives down shares

16/10/2012

Business Series

No tooth fairy dust for Nobel Biocare profits

04/10/2012

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AkzoNobel gets the brush-off over poorly paintmaker boss

18/09/2012

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Kingfisher's rainy day blues

12/09/2012

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Glencore to the max over Xstrata

10/09/2012