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London open: Stocks rise ahead of busy week; Trump-Kim summit in focus London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from a positive Asian session as investors shrugged off an acrimonious G7 meeting and geared up for a busy week that includes a historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un […]

London open: Stocks drop as nerves set in ahead of G7 summit London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as investors adopted a risk-off strategy ahead of what could be a heated G7 summit in Canada. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.7% to 7,650.88, while the pound was 0.1% lower against […]

London open: Stocks rise on solid Wall St cues; Auto Trader rallies London stocks rose on Thursday after a delayed start, taking their cue from solid gains on Wall Street. The London Stock Exchange opened an hour later than usual following an issue with pricing data, but by 0930 BST, the FTSE 100 index was […]

London open: FTSE rebounds with Smurfit and miners pacing gains London stocks regained some ground on Wednesday as commodity stocks were boosted by a weaker dollar, with the euro surging off the back of hawkish comments out of the European Central Bank. The FTSE 100 had added almost 20 points or 0.26% to reach 7,706.70 […]

London open: RBS leads banks lower to flatten FTSE London stocks started slightly lower on Tuesday despite overnight gains on Wall Street, as banking shares weighed on the index and traders looked ahead to various economic and political risk factors around the world. The FTSE 100 was almost flat after an hour of trading, down […]

Over the past years, foreign exchange or Forex market became increasingly popular and one of the largest financial markets on a global scale. Forex market is attractive to different levels of traders because it is accessible, and a plethora of educational materials are available. So, you are not getting into a total unknown world. As […]

Almost every modern business relies on providing services and products in exchange for money. It is the method of income generation that keeps the business going. Many businesses rely on receiving cash payments from their customers at the time of service delivery. Take restaurants, barber shops or your local retail store, for instance. These businesses […]

Mergers and acquisitions are one growth strategy leading brands adopt to stay ahead in their industry – but how do they come about, and what impact do they have? Let’s look at some high-profile mergers across different industries.   In supermarkets: Sainsbury’s and Asda The proposed merger between UK supermarkets Asda and Sainsbury’s has recently […]

London open: Sanguine markets send shares higher London stocks got off to a positive start to the week, in sync with resurgent European markets as political worries faded and global trade concerns were shrugged off. The FTSE 100 rose 46.95 points or 0.6% to 7,748.72 in the first half hour of trading on Monday. Sterling […]

London open: FTSE jumps for June as trade war fears shrugged off London share prices gained ground on Friday, the first day of June, shrugging off the renewed concerns about global trade wars that had sent Wall Street into the red. Mirroring a recovery in Asia, the FTSE 100 jumped 53.54 or 0.7% to 7,731.74, back towards […]