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Jeff Bezos says National Enquirer attempted extortion by threatening to publish “intimate photos”.

Nordstream 2 is the name of the undersea pipeline that should soon pump more Russian gas into Europe.

Good morning!I’m back for one day only, to give Paul a break. Let’s see what the RNS feed has in store.Graham

India’s Parle-G ranks among the world’s biggest selling biscuits but competition is heating up. Can they stay ahead?

The BBC’s Aaron Heslehurst explains how the barcode became a million dollar idea.

The smartphone is becoming a powerful medical tool that can diagnose a growing number of conditions.

The public spending watchdog says the government’s housing planning system is underperforming.

Defensive sectors outperformed, while relative strength is close to a "risk on" breakout. Growth estimates in Europe are a potential problem.

Chairman Eddie Lampert’s multi-billion dollar offer could keep more than 400 stores open.

The top 5 shareholders of Facebook are CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Vanguard Group, BlackRock, FMR, and T. Rowe Price.

It is worth asking why the FTSE 100 index, consisting of our top 100 quoted companies, has not made any progress in capital terms since the end of …

Shares of HSBC ETFs Public Limited Company – HSBC FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (EPA:UKX) last traded at 80.12, representing a move of -0.74%, or -0.6 …

On the other hand, the FTSE 100 weighs the 100 most actively traded stocks on the LSE as a free-float, market-capitalization-weighted index.

The low-cost airline has urged shareholders to accept a £2.2m takeover offer from Connect Airways.

Learn about Amazon and when its stock price might reach $6,000 per share.

The transport secretary asks Thanet council not to make a decision on the future of Ramsgate’s port.

Learn about companies that Amazon competes with — including Google, Alibaba Group, Walmart and Target — in each of its different revenue segments.

A contrarian investor sees a future agreement as a signal to sell into the 2019 stock rally.

Councillors in Edinburgh vote in favour of the levy, which could become the first of its kind in the UK.

Lannett shares moved sharply higher on Thursday morning before giving up ground as the stock approaches key trendline and moving average resistance.

A Chinese Wall, an inter-organizational ethical barrier to prevent conflicts of interest, developed in U.S. financial circles in the 1930s.

While the German DAX Index plunged by 2.7%, the French CAC 40 Index tumbled by 1.8% and the UK’s FTSE 100 Index slumped by 1.1%.

Tracking shares of DB X-Trackers Dbx FTSE 100 Shor (XUKS.L), we have noted that the Parabolic SAR is currently above recent stock price levels.

The FTSE 100 was down 20 at 7,154 as pundits continued to consider the implications of the Bank of England’s revised growth forecasts (see below).

The FTSE 100 ended down 1.1 percent, well away from the more than three-month high it hit earlier in the session, while the FTSE 250 slid 1.4 percent …

The FTSE 100 .FTSE ended down 1.1 percent, well away fromthe more than three-month high it hit earlier in the session,while the FTSE 250 .

The FTSE 100 fell 79.51 points to close at 7,093.58. Tui and Ocado were at the bottom of London’s blue-chip index, as investors processed negative …

The FTSE 100 index closed down 79.51 points, or 1.1%, at 7,093.58. The FTSE 250 closed down 274.15 points, or 1.4%, at 18,799.26, and the AIM …

The deteriorating earnings outlook threatens to send equity prices down.

Babcock says the roles are no longer needed at its Rosyth dock, where two aircraft carriers have been assembled.