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Brexit Delay And US Trade Hopes Nudge Markets Up
Politics in the US and UK are driving stock markets to post modest rises. In the US, President Donald Trump has opted for his fast...
O2 Switches On 4G After Major Network Outage
The UK O2 mobile phones are back up after millions of customers were locked out of the network triggered by a software problem. CEO Mark...
Shoppers Stay Away From UK High Streets
It wasn’t such a merry Christmas in the High Street as department stores and supermarkets reported disappointing sales. The news kept the FTSE unchanged as...
Markets Pulled Down By Brexit Woes And China Crisis
Prime Minister Theresa May’s empty-handed return from her whistle-stop charm offensive around the EU to drum up support for her Brexit deal and weak...
All’s Not Well With The Price Of Oil
Trouble bubbling over oil prices is expected to hit the markets over coming weeks, claim commodity experts at Goldman Sachs. The US investment banker issued...
Pound Drops As Brexit Deal Support Unravels
Markets are poised to move as the UK government’s Brexit deal unfolds with Prime Minister Theresa May making a statement to Parliament. Brexit secretary Dominic...
Markets Rise As Midterms Offer No Surprises
Relief at no surprises in the US Midterm elections has rolled around the global markets. The Democrat win in the House of Representatives was expected,...
Company Pensions Still £34 Billion In The Red
Britain’s biggest companies are still fighting with pension debt of more than £30 billion. The 350 largest companies listed on the FTSE stock exchange indices...
Trump And Juncker Are Heroes For Zero Trade Deal
Much maligned US President Donald Trump and European Union negotiator Jean-Claude Juncker went from zero to hero when they pulled off a deal to...
Stock Market Carnage Means The End Of Cheap Money
Slumping stock markets around the world are signalling the end of cheap money in the years following the financial crisis. The markets have seen billions...
FTSE Pension Black Hole Swallows 70% Of Profits
Britain's biggest businesses have pension black holes that would swallow 70% of their profits and has hit a new peak for the decade following...
Company Pension Shortfall Shrinks But Still Highest For 3 Years
Retirement savers have seen Britain's company pension black hole shrink by £1 billion a day over recent weeks. Last month saw £40 billion wiped off...
Tough Times Ahead For Company Pensions
Top companies and their pension trustees are facing some tough talking about plugging funding deficits during the next few weeks. Although the deficit gap has...
What To Expect From The FTSE Before Election 2017
If you have money tied up in stocks and shares, how the FTSE responds to general elections could be a concern. With Labour’s losses in...
Are Chimps As Good At Economic Forecasting As Experts?
Financial forecasting is guesswork and a waste of time, according to a leading fund manager. Ben Whitmore is fund manager at Jupiter Income Trust who...
Pension Blackhole Shrinks But Still Trillions In Red
The pensions black hole at Britain’s biggest companies shrunk by £20 billion last month mainly thanks to rising inflation. The pensions are run for millions...
Flu Jab Blunder Unexpectedly Boosts Company Pensions
A flu jab blunder that led to more than 16,000 deaths has unexpectedly seen the pension debts of Britain’s biggest companies shrink by almost...
FTSE Through The Roof For 10th Record Breaking Day In Row
Britain’s FTSE 100 is not the only stock market index going through the roof. The FTSE may have closed on a record high for 10...
Pension Are Time Bomb Waiting To Explode For FTSE Firms
Although the retirement dreams of tens of thousands of workers may be at risk as pension funds bomb, other investors are also in financial...
Pound Plunges To 30-Year Low As FTSE Surges To New Peak
The Pound is in free fall and shows no sign of bottoming out any time soon – but the lower Sterling drops, the higher...