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Stocks rise as US job figures show return to growth

Traders on Wall St (pic: NYSE)
Stock markets edged higher after new figures showed US companies added 196,000 jobs last month, a significant rebound from poor growth in February. The US non-farm payroll figure for MarchRead More

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Markets up on US-China trade talks; shop prices rise

Prince St retail shopping
Prices in the shops have risen (pic: Terry Murden)   Asian shares rose to seven-month highs today as investors were buoyed by signs of progress in the US-China trade talksRead More

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London opens lower on fears of global slowdown

London Stock Exchange
The FTSE 100 opened 33 points adrift as it followed the US and Asia lower over fears of a global economic slowdown. Japan’s Nikkei post its biggest daily drop in threeRead More

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Asia markets sink as China exports plunge on trade war

China
China’s Shanghai Composite sank 2.9%, while Japan’s Nikkei index shed 2% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 1.5% in afternoon trading after figures showed Chinese exports plunged 20.7% inRead More

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Strong start in Asia on US-China trade talks progress

Donald Trump vid clip
Markets in Asia began the week strongly as the US and China edged closer to a trade deal that could see Beijing cut tariffs and lift other restrictions on AmericanRead More

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Wood demoted, Phoenix promoted in FTSE 100 reshuffle

Standard Life
Standard Life House, now home to Phoenix Group   Scottish oil services and engineering company Wood has been demoted from the FTSE 100 while life insurer Phoenix, newly-established in Edinburgh,Read More

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Porsche warns UK customers face 10% Brexit tariff

Porsche
Luxury car maker Porsche is warning that UK customers might have to pay 10% extra for cars delivered after Britain leaves the EU. Porsche’s owner Volkswagen has not said whether its otherRead More

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Oil and equities higher on US-China trade deal hopes

Brent oil field
6am: Oil prices were higher after OPEC cut production in January and Saudi Arabia indicated there would be a further reduction of 500,000 barrels in March. Brent crude futures wereRead More

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FTSE 100 closes above 7,000 in cautious market

London Stock Exchange
Close: Britain’s FTSE 100 index opened above 7,000 for the first time since November and closed 13.9 points higher at 7,034.13 in a cautious session. US stocks were treading waterRead More

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Shares rise despite slowing growth in China

China
Shares in Asian markets rose as China hinted at more stimulus following official figures showing its economy grew at its slowest rate since 1990. Markets in Asia pushed higher, with Shanghai’sRead More