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PARIS (Reuters) - The French government said on Sunday it had asked utility Engie (PA:ENGIE) to take hedging positions to ensure gas prices do not rise until June next year....

Investing.com – Israel equities were lower at the close on Sunday, as losses in the Communication, Biomed and Technology sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tel Aviv,...

It is a very tough time to be a UK-based investor right now. It seems as if everywhere you look there is bad news. Brexit dominates the headlines daily, and at the same...

The last year has been a ‘sea of red’ for the Bitcoin price. After coming close to reaching $20,000 in late 2017, it has fallen dramatically to trade at less...

This may come as a shock – if you live on the moon – but the basic State Pension will do little more than prevent you from starving in retirement. It gives...

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were lower at the close on Sunday, as losses in the Retail, Media & Publishing and Financial Services sectors propelled shares lower. At the...

As we head into Christmas and the New Year, my investing thoughts are turning to 2019. There’s still a lot of political uncertainty about Brexit. There are also...

In early October, I punched out an article asking if the Standard Life (LON:SLA) Aberdeen (LSE: SLA) share price is heading for 200p. Back then it was at 298p and now...

With the manner of our departure from the EU still up in the air, it’s looking increasingly likely that the jitteriness of markets over the last couple of months...

Believe it or not, there once was a time when a cash ISA was worth having. Today, however, the top instant access tax-free savings account on the market returns just...

By Gernot Heller and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economy minister said he believed the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline can go ahead while preserving...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin plans to cut to 10 percent the threshold at which it can launch national security probes of stake purchases by non-European companies in German firms,...

If you look carefully enough it’s possible to find great FTSE 100-quoted shares that can provide brilliant shareholder returns for five, 10, even 25 years into the...

After a volatile start to 2018, the price of Bitcoin settled down in April and spent much of the next few months trading in a tight range of between $6,000 and $7,000....

More than you might perhaps imagine, these articles draw on real life – conversations that I’ve had, people I’ve met, things that I’ve read.And recently, I’ve had...

Brexit fear and indecision has hammered UK shares over the past 12 months. I believe this selling has thrown up some tremendous bargains, companies that are relatively...

The State Pension in the UK isn’t worth much money. It currently stands at just £164.35 per week. If you live with a partner, each of you will get the...

A lot of cash savers spend a considerable amount of time trying to extract the most out of their money. For example, many people regularly move it between different...

Falling stock markets are nothing new. The FTSE 100 has experienced a number of declines similar to that which has been recorded during the last seven months. In fact,...

As much as we like selecting only the finest companies to invest in at the Fool, there are times when it feels far safer and far easier to buy, well, pretty much...

Nineteen years ago, the FTSE 100 was trading at a record high. It was December 1999, and the index was quickly closing in on 7,000 points. For most investors, it seemed...