European Business & Economy - Page 10

AFP - Europe's main stock markets soared on Thursday after solid gains overnight on Wall Street and earlier in Tokyo, as investors focused on prospects for a cut in US interest rates later this year.

FT.com - London equities mirrored the strong performance on Wall Street and in Asia overnight, opening sharply higher as investors were cheered by the Fed's decision to keep US interest rates on hold. More Info...  

FT.com - RAB Capital has decided not to move to the main London market even though the Aim-listed hedge fund manager would have been a member of the FTSE 350 index, it said on Thursday. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - SABMiller was among the top performers as the FTSE 100 extended to 4.3 per cent its rally that started after last Wednesday when the index hit a five-month low. More Info...  

FT.com - SABMiller was among the top performers as the FTSE 100 extended to 4.3 per cent its rally that started after last Wednesday when the index hit a five-month low. More Info...  

FT.com - UK share prices hit a three-week high yesterday after Gordon Brown announced income and business taxes would be cut next year. More Info...  

AFP - Senior EU and UN officials met with Palestinian finance minister Salam Fayyad on Wednesday in a new sign of a gradual shift in policy towards the new unity government.

FT.com - London's FTSE 100 spiked higher after Chancellor Gordon Brown announced cuts to corporation tax and offered a number of environment friendly incentives. More Info...  

FT.com - Equity markets moved higher in London on Wednesday as dealers reacted favourably to the minutes of the Bank of England meeting and what is expected to be Gordon Brown's last budget as chancellor. More Info...  

FT.com - Equity markets moved slowly higher in London on Wednesday as investors traded cautiously ahead of the US interest rate decision and UK budget. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - Hammerson was in focus on Tuesday as the FTSE 100 enjoyed a session of gains. More Info...  

FT.com - Hammerson was in focus on Tuesday as the FTSE 100 enjoyed a session of gains. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - Insurance stocks led the way as the FTSE 100 index Monday recouped more of its recent losses. More Info...  

FT.com - Insurance stocks led the way as the FTSE 100 index Monday recouped more of its recent losses. More Info...  

AFP - The leading share index closed in positive territory Monday as rumours that Barclays approached its European peer ABN Amro over a possible merger consolidated the financial and insurance blue-chips.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets travelled higher in morning trade on Monday, boosted by news of a planned merger of German tourism giant TUI and smaller British rival First Choice.

FT.com - London equities rose on Monday, as a flurry of deal making helped restore a measure of momentum to the market. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - Unilever bucket a lower London market on Friday as the Anglo-Dutch consumer industries group became the latest FTSE stock to be linked with a private equity takeover. More Info...  

FT.com - London equities fell in opening trade on Friday, unable to keep the momentum of the previous session after Asian markets fell overnight and Wall Street indices posted only small gains. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - London equities recovered in opening trade on Thursday, as stronger Asian markets helped dispel the gloom and investors warmed to strong numbers from Prudential and Wm Morrison and confirmation that Cadbury Schweppes (NYSE:CSG) is looking at selling its US drinks business. More Info...