World markets
| Shanghai | 2,364.31 | -8.99 (-0.38%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,316.63 | +0.64 (0.05%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 8,556.60 | -172.69 (-1.98%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 18,786.19 | -252.96 (-1.33%) |
| TSEC | 7,147.75 | -127.14 (-1.75%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,153.13 | -39.72 (-1.81%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,032.44 | -51.65 (-1.67%) |
| S&P TSX | 11,451.78 | +171.14 (1.52%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,067.00 | -54.00 (-1.31%) |
| BSE Sensex | 15,917.66 | -108.75 (-0.68%) |
Will Angela Merkel bend to pressure on the euro?
By Stephen Evans BBC News, Berlin Might the lady finally be for turning? Is Chancellor Angela Merkel about to bend under enormous pressure to change direction on the euro?
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Top stories
The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, is keeping up the pressure on Greece to fix its finances. In an interview with the BBC, Ms Lagarde said there had to be more tax collection and structural reform.
By Jon Hopkins | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index dropped back in early deals on Wednesday, erasing much of a strong, two-session rally as investors' appetite for risk reversed, weighed by fading hopes for any real action on the debt crisis ...
The Nationwide Building Society has increased home loans by 44%, boosting the number of mortgages provided to first-time buyers. Gross residential mortgage lending rose to �18.4bn in the year to April 4 - up from �12.8bn the year before - according to ...
UK retail sales fell the most in more than two years in April as record rainfall reduced demand for clothing and fuel sales plunged.
By Michael Millar LONDON (SHARECAST) - At their latest meeting the Bank of England's top decision makers indicated that more of them were on the verge of voting to increase stimulus measures.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| YELL | Yell Group plc | -1.20% | 56.37M |
| HSV | Homeserve plc | 2.20% | 542.48M |
| MKS | Marks and Spencer Group Plc | -0.08% | 5,524.67M |
| BRBY | Burberry Group plc | -2.67% | 5,916.29M |
| GOO | Gold Oil Plc. | -9.17% | 44.05M |
| IAE | Ithaca Energy Inc. | 0.00% | |
| RRL | Range Resources Ltd | -5.30% | |
| XEL | XCITE ENERGY LIMITED | 3.33% | 261.75M |
| AAL | Anglo American plc | -2.95% | 26,896.07M |
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| Basic Materials | -3.48% |
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| Capital Goods | -1.35% |
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| Conglomerates | -1.10% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | -2.35% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -1.15% |
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| Energy | -2.03% |
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| Financial | -2.31% |
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| Healthcare | -0.98% |
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| Services | -0.67% |
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| Technology | -1.17% |
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| Transportation | -0.03% |
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| Utilities | -1.13% |
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