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• Next out of favour as FTSE slips back 24th May 2013 - 20:23
  The wider London market slid for a second day as the index broke a four-week winning streak, losing 1 per cent since Monday
• Trader’s Diary: Markets at a crossroads 24th May 2013 - 17:52
  A lot of good news is already in share prices – but potential bad news may not be. We’ll find out soon
• Next slides as Morgan Stanley says sell and buy M&S 24th May 2013 - 17:27
  Morgan Stanley "encouraged" investors to take Next profits and invest in Marks & Spencer.    
• Business news and markets: as it happened - 24 May, 2013 24th May 2013 - 17:09
  Sir Mervyn King has called for "common sense" in the debate over austerity as London's FTSE 100 gives up its early gains.    
• Investors remain risk-averse ahead of long weekend 24th May 2013 - 17:05
  Britain's blue-chips closed out the week on a downbeat note as investors continued to sell equities on both sides of the Atlantic ahead of two bank holidays in Britain and America.    
• Business news and markets: live 24th May 2013 - 16:49
  Sir Mervyn King has called for "common sense" in the debate over austerity as London's FTSE 100 gives up its early gains.    
• Defensive stocks lead London higher 24th May 2013 - 10:08
  FTSE gains 11 points with Next falling the most after a downgrade from Morgan Stanley, which said it now preferred Marks and Spencer
• Japanese market swings widely in volatile trade 24th May 2013 - 07:18
  Japan's Nikkei stock average turned positive in a volatile session on Friday with the index swinging widely a day after suffering the worst one-day points drop in 13 years.    
• NYSE 'to float Euronext stock exchange group' 24th May 2013 - 06:00
  NYSE Euronext will spin off European stock exchange group Euronext via an initial public offering rather than sell it following its merger with InterContinentalExchange (ICE), according to reports.    
• Veteran fears 'beginning of the end' for Japan as bond market buckles 23rd May 2013 - 20:53
  Global markets face a witches' brew of new risks as Japan's monetary adventure wobbles and China slows.    
• FTSE 100 suffers heaviest drop for a year 23rd May 2013 - 19:33
  The blue-chip index tumbled as markets around the world plunged.    
• ARM shares slip on Intel concerns 23rd May 2013 - 19:13
  ARM shares fell for a third consecutive day in a stormy session for the FTSE 100    
• UK’s FTSE suffers biggest fall in a year 23rd May 2013 - 18:14
  Miners led the wider market lower on weak Chinese manufacturing data. The FTSE 100 dropped from a 13-year high, losing 2.1 per cent or 143.48 points at 6,696.79
• FTSE 100 drops on China data and Bernanke comments 23rd May 2013 - 18:10
  The FTSE 100 has suffered its biggest one-day slump in a year after a surprise contraction in Chinese manufacturing hit Asian markets and worries grew that the Fed could ease up on QE.    
• Business news and markets: as it happened - Thursday, May 23 23rd May 2013 - 18:07
  US markets fall as better-than-expected jobs numbers raise prospect of QE being pulled as Fed banker moves to reassure investors that central bank is "not that close" to winding down stimulus.    
• M&B warns of subdued consumer confidence 23rd May 2013 - 17:40
  Pub group to target key customers in an up to £80m capital spend programme to turn round the chain following weak trading after Christmas and Easter
• Business news and markets: live 23rd May 2013 - 17:33
  US markets fall as better-than-expected jobs numbers raise prospect of QE being pulled as Fed banker moves to reassure investors that central bank is "not that close" to winding down stimulus.    
• Japanese stocks suffer biggest one-day plunge since 2000 23rd May 2013 - 10:45
  Japanese stocks plunged by the most in 13 years on Thursday, as traders rushed to bank profits on worries that the US was poised to scale back its money printing programme and Chinese manufacturing data disappointed.    
• London shares retreat from 13-year high 23rd May 2013 - 09:43
  Declines in the FTSE 100 are led by resource stocks, with Rio Tinto shedding 4.1%, while Barclays is leading banks lower with a 3.3% fall
• Investment tips: global fund to buy 23rd May 2013 - 07:00
  Mick Gilligan of stockbrokers Killik & Co picks his favoured global fund.    
• Cloud lifts from UK banks as review ends 22nd May 2013 - 20:02
  Lloyds and RBS do not have to issue shares or sell securities to meet fresh regulations, however, shortfalls remain
• Markets soar as Bernanke warns against slowing stimulus 22nd May 2013 - 20:00
  US markets surged to record highs on Wednesday as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the American economy was in better health.    
• Markets volatile on Bernanke's mixed messages 22nd May 2013 - 20:00
  Markets surged to record highs on Wednesday, as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said it would not slam the brakes on quantitative easing any time soon, but they quickly fell back again mid fears that it may start tapering later this year.    
• US markets fall on Bernanke's mixed messages 22nd May 2013 - 19:59
  Markets surged to record highs on Wednesday as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said it would not slam the breaks on quantitative easing, but quickly fell back again amid fears it could rein in the artificial stimulus within the next few months.    
• Morrison slides on share placing 22nd May 2013 - 19:18
  A stake of about 4.4pc was placed at a discount by UBS, weighing on the shares.    
• Britvic to slash 15% of workforce 22nd May 2013 - 17:53
  Up to 400 jobs will be lost when the soft drinks group closes two factories as part of restructuring plans aimed at cutting annual costs by £30m
• Business news and markets: as it happened - May 22, 2013 22nd May 2013 - 17:45
  Global markets have risen on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed that the central bank would maintain its accommodative policies to support the economy for as long as they were needed.    
• Business news and markets: live 22nd May 2013 - 17:23
  Global markets have risen on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed that the central bank would maintain its accommodative policies to support the economy for as long as they were needed.    
• Markets soar as Bernanke warns on slowing stimulus 22nd May 2013 - 16:35
  US markets surged to record highs on Wednesday as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the American economy was in better health.    
• FTSE can go higher, says Andrew Bell of the respected Witan Trust 22nd May 2013 - 12:30
  Andrew Bell of the Witan Trust says other indices have already hit record highs while the FTSE peaked in 1999.    
• Why the rest of the high street is in better shape than M&S 22nd May 2013 - 12:30
  Jupiter's Steve Davies tells Emma Wall he prefers Next and Dixons.    
• Investment tips: emerging market fund to buy 22nd May 2013 - 12:00
  Mick Gilligan of stockbrokers Killik & Co picks his favoured play.    
• Capital comments boost Lloyds shares 22nd May 2013 - 09:10
  Part-nationalised bank says it will not need to issue new equity to satisfy Prudential Regulatory Authority requirements on capital levels
• FTSE 100 hits highest since 1999 21st May 2013 - 18:50
  The blue-chips jumped to their best level since December 1999, when it set a record.    
• ARM lags as FTSE hits highest since 1999 21st May 2013 - 18:23
  A bullish message from Arm management at an investor day fails to keep the stock at a record high while gold miners’ rebound helps London index rise 0.7%
• US money market funds warm to eurozone 21st May 2013 - 17:03
  Exposure to Europe’s banks was 14 per cent higher as Italy’s recent political difficulties and Europe’s mishandling of Cyprus crisis is shrugged off
• Earnings in focus at FTSE’s 12-year peak 21st May 2013 - 08:59
  UK inflation data are expected to do little to discourage the Bank of England to do more to boost the economy as Carnival issues profit warning
• Rights issue plan derails FirstGroup 20th May 2013 - 21:08
  Some income funds offloaded shares because of the axing of the final dividend, while other investors sold because of the size of the rights issue
• FTSE 100 hits highest in 12 years 20th May 2013 - 18:26
  The FTSE 100 rose 0.5% or 32.57 points at 6,755.63, its highest level since September 2000, with utilities underpinning the advance
• Silver’s slide hits commodity stocks 20th May 2013 - 10:12
  Fresnillo among the biggest fallers as gold and silver stocks lag behind a sustained rally on the FTSE 100, which ticked 11 points higher
• Stock market optimism is hard to explain 19th May 2013 - 16:07
  Equities rally in the face of flat earnings is partly down to how companies are deploying cash, but this will do little to boost economic growth
• Backlash to hit scandal-tainted City 18th May 2013 - 00:00
  The listings gatekeeper will tighten entry rules as executives of two scandal-tainted emerging market mining companies are set to face grilling
• RBS leads the FTSE 100 risers 17th May 2013 - 23:22
  Royal Bank of Scotlandl ed the blue-chip risers as financial stocks helped pull the FTSE 100 to within touching distance of its 13-year high
• ENRC consortium given buyout extension 17th May 2013 - 22:39
  Independent committee rejects indicative bid made by the group, consisting of the oligarchs who founded the miner and the government of Kazakhstan
• Morrison and Ocado deal sparks row 17th May 2013 - 21:31
  Waitrose has appointed legal counsel to scrutinise the £200m deal that will see Ocado deliver shopping for rival grocery chain Morrison