UK mortgage approvals rose more than expected in September, reaching the highest level in over two years as falling interest rates boosted housing demand. Net mortgage approvals for house purchases ...

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: HSBC shines as FTSE 100 climbs in early trade

The FTSE 100 index opened up 23.39 points, 0.3%, at 8,309.01. The FTSE 250 was down 70.22 points, 0.3%, at 20,764.88, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.96 of a point, 0.1%, at 720.14.

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Stocks are up 6pc a year over five decades – am I mad to be looking elsewhere?

When I first began writing about finance, there was much talk about the “60/40 portfolio”. This is the theory that if you have 60pc of your portfolio in the stock market and 40pc invested ...

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London pre-open: Stocks seen up on positive US cues; BP, HSBC in focus

London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday following a solid session on Wall Street, as investors digested results from the likes of BP, HSBC and Hargreaves Lansdown.

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Axing tax breaks for AIM stocks in Budget 'will leave small UK firms vulnerable to takeover'

Rumoured plans to axe a lucrative tax break could leave more companies vulnerable to takeover, further diminishing London's shrinking small-cap market, a fund manager has warned.

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