Outsourcing company Interserve saw shares almost halve this morning with an unexpected announcement that its outturn would be “significantly below previous forecasts”.
A tighter jobs market, soaring inflation (at 2.9% well above target) and rising personal debt
The main commodity news was oil, up more than +2% after more evidence from the International Energy Agency that global crude production was stuttering
Despite the hype of augmented reality and facial recognition Apple’s new £999 X iPhone (basic version) failed to lift Apple’s share price yesterday.
Banks trying to maintain profit growth in an era of low interest rates and executives who refused to think the unthinkable were responsible for the financial crisis and crucial lessons remain to be learned
It's not the US market, stupid, is the eye-catching headline on the just-published September Bank of America Merrill Lynch global fund manager survey.
Banks have made further progress in readying themselves for stricter incoming capital requirements, according to the latest survey from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS).
Asian stocks continued to rise during Tuesday as investors piled back into risk
Despite increased demand for the US dollar earlier the pound hit $1.32 earlier today.
Helped by a weaker yen and a lack of fresh North Korean threats to worry about the Japanese Nikkei 225 bounced back on Monday
There's much for the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) to consider this week before making its decision on UK interest rates on Thursday
Trinity Mirror has entered into talks to acquire assets of rival Northern & Shell, the publisher of the Daily Express newspaper.
The Japanese yen moved to a 10-month high overnight as risk appetite lowered and safe-haven appetite increased
European Central Bank boss Mario Draghi delivered a bland and most featureless offering to investors with monetary policy unchanged earlier.
The European Central Bank's decision to leave interest rates unchanged came as little surprise.
