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Updated: 14 weeks 2 days ago
FTSE rallies after Bank QE decision
A turnround in afternoon trade leaves London’s main indices pointing higher
Turbulent start for new equity issues
Market fails to benefit from broader surge that would normally spur an uptick in initial public offerings
Euro firm on reports of Greek deal
Lack of a Greek debt deal is not enough to destroy underlying bullish mood
Moves in Greece leave investors underwhelmed
Wall Street appeared unimpressed by an apparent deal on austerity measures in Greece, as stocks barely flickered in response
Corporate results drive FTSE Eurofirst higher
Greek worries take a backseat as a mixed bag of corporate results dominate trading on Thursday morning
HK and Shanghai recover as monetary fears ease
Investor anguish over Chinese monetary policy fades as stocks recover from losses that followed a bounce in consumer prices
US stocks react to 2012 forecasts
US stocks open higher, but discussions in Athens to secure a further tranche of bail-out money continue to weigh on sentiment
Centrica off the boil after Petronas stake sale
British Gas owner among the sharpest fallers as London drifts lower awaiting news on Greece’s bail-out
Small-caps: Bango jumps on Facebook deal
The mobile payments and analytics group, which is already working with Research In Motion, Amazon and Gameloft, was up nearly 40%
European banks remain buoyant
Risk-on trading pushes the FTSE Eurofirst 300 to a fresh six-month high
Nikkei rallies after Toyota outlook
Asian shares have a robust session as earnings season continues with some encouraging guidance from Japan’s Toyota
Stockpickers ride again as investors hunt value
Trades on undervalued stocks finally paying off after better US data and ECB liquidity efforts help stabilise volatile equities
EIG to quit Goldman platform for Asia listing
Unattractive regulatory environment in the US prompts asset manager to switch from quasi-public GSTruE exchange to Hong Kong
Regulatory fears weigh on money market managers
Asset managers sold off on Tuesday on reports the SEC was close to issuing proposals for the regulation of US money-market funds
Resource suitors lead FTSE 100 lower
Xstrata and Glencore shares fall after confirmation of merger terms while the wider market is in stasis, waiting for clarity from Athens
New year US equity volumes slump
Stock trading volumes thinned markedly in January despite one of the best rallies in more than a decade, highlighting continued investor uncertainty
Short sellers target social network stocks
Traders worry that valuations of LinkedIn, Renren and Zynga are artifically inflated by tight floats and rally in the wake of Facebook filing