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The tug of war for control of Debenhams took another twist this morning after Sports Direct (LON:SPD) tabled a 5p a share offer for the remainder of the shares it doesn’t already own. The offer...

The European markets were eerily quiet at the open, some mid-week tension ahead of Wednesday’s indicative Brexit votes and Thursday’s US-China trade talks in Beijing keeping investors from...

Stocks on Wall Street rose on Tuesday and Asian markers put in a mixed performance as investors were unable to shake off lingering fears that the economy is slowing. Focus remains on long term US...

Stock markets in Europe and the US had a good day yesterday as the recent fears about a recession in the US economy faded. A move higher in the US 10-year government bond yield removed some of the...

A sharp rebound from the Dow Jones ensured its European peers had the confidence to build on their early gains, while the pound held onto its optimistic growth. The stabilisation of US Treasury...

The FTSE is trading a touch higher as a nearly 9% share drop in plumbing specialist Ferguson is balanced out by a rally in Ocado (LON:OCDO) and among housebuilders.The index is also being propped up...

The confidence among German companies, as measured by the Ifo index, unexpectedly improved in March. It was the first rise in the Ifo index in seven months, which is good news, especially given the...

10-year Treasury yields pare losses but remain below 3-month rate—and we expect them to fall further European shares rebound after opening sharply lower; U.S. futures climb steadily Dollar...

Stock markets in Europe finished lower yesterday as traders remained wary of the European economy. The gloomy manufacturing updates from France and Germany on Friday were still hanging over market...

Theresa May has confirmed that a third meaningful vote on her Brexit deal will not take place tomorrow, with the PM admitting that she lacks the support for it to succeed. This doesn’t come as a...

What a difference a week can make in the forex market. There were three big revelations – the Federal Reserve doesn’t expect to raise interest rates again this year, Europe is on the verge...

At the beginning of this year Apple spooked the markets by cutting its sales forecasts for the first time since 2002. The company blamed a significant downturn in its iPhone sales in China, but also...

The US economy is decelerating as the boost stimulated by tax cuts begins to dwindle and the trade war with China begins to bite.Other factors such as political discourse, partial government shutdown...

U.S. futures remain under pressure from Friday's selloffs Asian stocks plunge, slipping below uptrend lines alongside European indices Treasury drop, yields rebound after re-igniting recession...