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The FTSE was up 27.5 points (0.5%) to 5271.63, buoyed by gains among mining firms.
17 February 2010
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Investment
UK insurer Standard Life leads the gains this morning despite reporting a fall in life and pensions sales in 2009.
03 February 2010
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Economics / Markets
The FTSE fell in early trading, dragged down by negative market sentiment towards resources firms.
27 January 2010
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Investment
Artemis, Invesco Perpetual and Neptune have taken the podium in Principal Investment Management's list of the best equity income funds.
25 January 2010
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Investment
The major UK banks are falling as the market absorbs the wider implications of Barack Obama's plans to keep US banks on a tighter leash.
22 January 2010
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Investment
In early trading, the FTSE was steady as a response to President Obama's statement on banking regulation, rising 0.1% to 5343.23, however financial stocks fell as UK markets opened.
22 January 2010
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Economics / Markets
UK pharmaceuticals rose in early trading after speculation mounted President Barrack Obama's healthcare reforms could be thwarted by the Republicans.
20 January 2010
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