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Stocks rise after London Stock Exchange hit by tech glitch

City of London
City traders were held up by a technical glitch (pic: Terry Murden) UPDATE 2.30pm: The FTSE 100 rebounded 0.4% to stay above 7,000 following this week’s market rout and a delayed openingRead More

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Surprise upturn in retail sales eases worries over recession

high street shopping at Easter
UK shop sales contrasted with a downturn in Scotland (pic: Terry Murden) A surprise uptick in UK retail sales helped ease market worries of a recession but there were moreRead More

Investors sell equities

Markets plunge as weak data fuels fears of global recession

Traders on Wall St (pic: NYSE)
Fears of recession swept through global stock markets, prompting a big sell-off of equities and a fall in oil prices. Investors took fright as key economic indicators pointed to aRead More

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CYBG biggest FTSE 250 faller; mining boosts Weir

David Duffy
David Duffy: ‘We remain on track’ CYBG, owner of Clydesdale, Yorkshire and Virgin Money banks, was the biggest faller in the FTSE 250, down 9.55% after announcing that its mortgageRead More

Dispute escalates

US threatens tariff hike on whisky in EU subsidy row

Whisky faces US tariff blow   Scotch whisky could be targeted by the US in an escalating tariffs battle with Brussels officials in the European Union. Washington said Scotch couldRead More

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Swiss Re sets price range for spin-off ReAssure IPO

City of London
Swiss Re has set a price range of 280p to 330p for shares in the flotation of its UK life assurance business ReAssure, chaired by former Scottish Widows CEO ArchieRead More

MSPs hear project ready to launch

Euronext almost quit stock exchange plan over Brexit

Tomas Carruthers of Project Heather at Scottish parliament
Tomas Carruthers: launch of Scottish Stock Exchange on track (pic: Terry Murden)   Euronext, which will help power the new Scottish Stock Exchange, threatened to quit the project over Britain’sRead More

Top listing for clothing firm

Tiso owner JD Sports poised to join FTSE 100 index

Chris Tiso
Chris Tiso who extended his business to the Highlands   Outdoor chain Tiso is poised to enter Britain’s top shares index as part of retail success story JD Sports. TheRead More

As Uber goes ahead with IPO

Trump’s tariffs come into effect as trade talks stumble

Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s tariff hike on Chinese goods came into effect at midnight after trade talks failed to reach agreement. US Customs and Border Protection raised duty on $200 billion ofRead More

Future of bank uncertain

Metro shares tumble amid delay to raising capital

Metro Bank
Metro bank is attempting to fill a hole in its accounts (pic: Terry Murden)   Shares in Metro Bank continued to plummet as investors as the company failed to deliverRead More