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Retail stocks have bucked a rising FTSE 100 after a disappointing update from Next (NXT) reignited fears over the health of the UK consumer.

The FTSE 100 was going sideways until today, the rally today could be the final wave up. But getting the right level to go short won’t be easy because …

What markets are doing: The FTSE 100 index rose 0.2% to 7,508.32, led by the basic materials sector. But industrial, financial and consumer-related …

Halloween may have passed this year, but there’s still fear in parts of the market of sudden shocks and blood curdling drawdowns. A long bull run for equities has left some wondering whether prices could be slashed if confidence were to suddenly disapp…

Even though the Federal Reserve will release its November rate decision and policy statement today, it doesn’t look like the US Dollar will be bothered one way or the other.

October was the 15th month in a row in which the figure had risen in the Chinese administrative region.

Next’s shares fell by almost 10%, making it the biggest loser on the FTSE 100, after the clothing retailer said sales at its shops were down by 7.7% in …

The FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) continued to rise this morning despite sharp falls for Next and Standard Chartered shares as gains in the miners …

The deal for fields including Buzzard, Beryl and Schiehallion follows approval by regulators and stakeholders.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 Index was 0.57% higher, London’s FTSE 100 Index was up by 0.11%, Frankfurt’s DAX was 1.25% higher and Paris’ …

The bookmaker expresses frustration with a government review into fixed-odds betting terminals.

LONDON (Reuters) – Declines for Next and Standard Chartered were not enough to derail Britain’s top share index which was lifted on Wednesday by …

Is the currency carry trade, as implemented by exchange-traded funds/notes (ETF/ETN), attractive? To investigate, we consider two currency carry trade ETF/ETNs, one live (with low trading volume) and one essentially dead: PowerShares DB G10 Currency Ha…

Yesterday’s recovery has continued, with the FTSE 100 reclaiming 7500, putting an end to yet another short-term downtrend. The 7550 area now …

The FTSE 100 index of top UK stocks now offers an average yield of 3.92 per cent, almost 10 times the 0.42 per cent paid by the average savings …

The UK’s FTSE 100, the German DAX and the French CAC 40 were higher by 0.4%, 1.3% and 0.5% respectively. The DAX was playing catch-up after …

The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 15 points or 0.20 percent at 7,507 in late opening deals after closing 0.1 percent higher on Tuesday. IAG shares …

What markets are doing: The FTSE 100 index rose 0.4% to 7,526.52, led by the basic materials and industrials sectors. But consumer services and …

What markets are doing: The FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.22% rose 0.2% to 7,508.32, led by the basic materials sector. But industrial, financial and …

A disappointing trading update from Next weighs on shares across the retail sector.

However, the wider market was up, with the benchmark FTSE 100 index up 29.15 points at 7,522.23. Paddy Power Betfair was the biggest riser in the …

The supermarket chain is releasing two vinyl-only albums in conjunction with St Etienne.

The FTSE 100 kicked the new month off on the front foot with the index of blue-chip shares aping rises on Wall Street overnight to advance 28 points to …

The FTSE 100 has slipped into the red late on despite miners climbing after the Caixin manufacturing PMI survey in China showed that the Asian …

A return to sales growth in the third quarter was not enough to support shares in Next on Wednesday morning, which fell to the bottom of the FTSE 100 …

It’s now been six weeks since I added a stock (Alliance Pharma) to the SIF portfolio. This is partly because I was away for two weeks. And a further two weeks were occupied by my month-end reviews.
But through all of this I haven’t seen any stocks in m…

GSK’s share price lost ground yesterday, shedding 1.09 percent to 1,357.50p, underperforming the broader UK market, with the benchmark FTSE 100 …

Raising rates will have less impact because more people are on fixed mortgages, says Nationwide.

Lifting interest rates will have less impact because more people are on fixed mortgages, says Nationwide.

The FTSE 100 was expected to open 22 points higher at 7,515. A survey released earlier by Nationwide revealed that UK house price growth ticked …