World markets
| Shanghai | 2,299.99 | +17.12 (0.75%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,670.04 | +2.57 (0.15%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 15,360.81 | +222.69 (1.47%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,493.03 | +410.35 (1.78%) |
| TSEC | 8,377.05 | +8.86 (0.11%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,819.89 | +1.90 (0.07%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,015.40 | +14.13 (0.35%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,613.05 | +105.45 (0.84%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,209.00 | +28.20 (0.54%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,223.98 | -62.14 (-0.31%) |
| KOSPI | 1,982.43 | -4.38 (-0.22%) |
Yahoo targets mobile users with $1.1bn Tumblr deal
Yahoo's $1.1bn acquisition of Tumblr will create a combined audience for the internet company of more than 1bn people, chief executive Marissa Mayer said on Monday, a figure that will help it to catch Facebook, YouTube and Google in the race for scale ...
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Top stories
The fallout from last year's West Coast mainline fiasco was the �final straw� that forced FirstGroup to launch a heavily discounted rights issue on Monday, according to its chief executive.
Shares in London remain in positive territory despite an earlier dip over fears the US Federal Reserve may be preparing to ease its quantitative easing programme sooner than anticipated.
Tuesday preview: M&S and Vodafone report LONDON (SHARECAST) - Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Vodafone are expected to make waves Tuesday when they release their full-year results.
The European Commission investigation into the possible manipulation of oil price benchmarks has widened, with Brussels seeking now information from trading houses, including Glencore, following last week's raids on oil majors.
Households struggling with rising costs were told in no uncertain terms today to expect the squeeze on their incomes to continue for the foreseeable future as the influential Ernst & Young ITEM Club warned above target inflation would be a fact of life for at ...
Trends
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | 4.71% | 1,659.93M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | 1.19% | 6,735.87M |
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| Conglomerates | +0.40% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +0.91% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | +0.40% |
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| Energy | +0.07% |
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| Financial | +0.54% |
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| Healthcare | +0.23% |
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| Services | +0.47% |
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| Technology | +0.53% |
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| Transportation | -1.27% |
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| Utilities | +1.18% |
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