World markets
| Shanghai | 2,282.87 | +31.06 (1.38%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,667.47 | +17.00 (1.03%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 15,138.12 | +100.88 (0.67%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,082.68 | +38.44 (0.17%) |
| TSEC | 8,368.19 | -21.86 (-0.26%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,817.99 | +11.29 (0.40%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,001.27 | +22.20 (0.56%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,613.05 | +105.45 (0.84%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,180.80 | +15.10 (0.29%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,286.12 | +38.79 (0.19%) |
| KOSPI | 1,986.81 | +15.55 (0.79%) |
Sir Mervyn King issues Help to Buy mortgage warning
The outgoing governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King has warned that a government scheme to help the housing market should not become permanent.
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Top stories
A former Google executive turned whistleblower says he has 100,000 emails that expose the 'immoral' tax avoidance scheme used by his former employer.
The Sunday Telegraph understands that the leading City figure and chairman of Centrica is favoured by the board's nominations committee and Nick Rose, the senior independent director leading the search for a replacement for the present chairman, Dick ...
Marks & Spencer's store staff could see their meagre �100 bonus trimmed or ditched after the retail bellwether posts a further fall in annual profits this week.
An EU crackdown on bankers' bonuses in the City of London will just lead to a surge in basic salaries and other initiatives to circumvent regulations, experts warned on Saturday.
Sun May 19, 2013 4:31am EDT. * Referendum on independence due in Sept. 2014. * Breakaway would leave Scotland vulnerable-British Treasury.
Trends
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | 31.96% | 1,540.91M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | 0.86% | 6,622.64M |
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| Energy | +0.82% |
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| Financial | +1.34% |
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| Healthcare | -0.24% |
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| Services | +0.22% |
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| Technology | +0.32% |
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| Transportation | +0.16% |
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| Utilities | +0.15% |
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