World markets
| Shanghai | 2,347.01 | +55.11 (2.40%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,347.05 | +2.72 (0.20%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 9,015.59 | +98.07 (1.10%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 21,018.46 | +319.27 (1.54%) |
| TSEC | 7,869.91 | +162.47 (2.11%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,532.13 | +18.01 (0.72%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,435.02 | +23.48 (0.69%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,512.42 | -47.43 (-0.38%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,290.70 | +16.50 (0.39%) |
| BSE Sensex | 17,748.97 | +126.52 (0.72%) |
Stephen Hester says Royal Bank of Scotland clean-up costs will take taxpayer's ...
By James Salmon Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester yesterday expressed empathy with struggling households while revealing the taxpayer's bill had climbed to a staggering �83bn.
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Top stories
By Renee Maltezou and George Georgiopoulos | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek parties will try again on Wednesday to agree a reform deal in return for a new international rescue to avoid a chaotic default, after delays prompted some EU leaders to warn that the ...
The cuts, which will hit middle management and back-office staff across the country, are part of 15000 job losses announced in June last year.
Major electrical retailers have offered legal undertakings to improve the way the UK's extended warranties market works, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) reports.
BP brought cheer to Britain's pension funds yesterday as the oil giant hiked its quarterly dividend by 14 per cent. The increase - of 1 cent to 8 cents (5.1p) a share - is the first time BP has raised its dividend since it was reinstated a year ago ...
Retailer price wars helped to drive the cost of clothing, furniture and electrical goods lower in January compared with a year earlier, providing some good news for the squeezed British consumer.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| GLEN | Glencore International Plc | 1.13% | 3.10B |
| XTA | Xstrata PLC | 1.54% | 3.61B |
| BP | BP plc | -0.17% | 9.21B |
| AEX | Aminex plc | -1.15% | 2,350.72M |
| SOLO | Solo Oil PLC | -4.35% | 1,289.82M |
| CNE | Cairn Energy PLC | -2.41% | 192,784.77M |
Sector summary
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| Basic Materials | +1.25% |
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| Capital Goods | +0.03% |
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| Conglomerates | +0.87% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +0.44% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.27% |
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| Energy | +0.41% |
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| Financial | +0.70% |
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| Healthcare | -0.33% |
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| Services | -0.09% |
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| Technology | +0.07% |
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| Transportation | -0.17% |
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| Utilities | -1.47% |
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