European equities markets were lower again Thursday as declines in metals prices pushed shares in miners down in London. The FTSE 100 fell 1.68 percent to 5,047.81 while the FTSE 250 dropped 0.85 percent to 9,064.28. Miner Lonmin led declines on the 100 and had the worst day in its sector as [ Read More → ]

IF YOU want to get the best return on your money and have already put all you can into a cash Isa this year, you may want to consider equity Isas – Isas that invest in stocks and shares. Equity Isas have a number of advantages over their cash counterparts. [ Read More → ]

The unemployment rate in the euro zone hit 9.6% in August - the highest in over a decade after the number of jobless rose by 165,000 during the month, bringing the total jobless number using the single currency bloc to 15.17 million. The 10-year high comes despite the fact that many [ Read More → ]

On Wall Street, it paid to wear rose-colored glasses in the third quarter. Another surge in stock prices rewarded investors who kept faith that the recession was ending — even amid growing concern about the recovery’s dependence on government support. The Dow Jones industrial average, which slipped 29.92 points, or 0.3%, to [ Read More → ]

Hopes of an early exit from the recession today boosted the US after the Commerce Department revealed that the world’s no.1 economy shrank at a far slower rate in the second quarter than previous estimates showed. According to the Commerce Department, the US economy contracted by 0.7% between the April and [ Read More → ]

European equities markets were mixed Tuesday, while Asia-Pacific region markets were mostly higher but US markets were lower by midday. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.12 percent to 5,159.72 in London, but the FTSE 250 added 0.5 percent to 9,215.57 on the session. Insurers were higher in London, led by Legal & General [ Read More → ]

BOSTON (AP) - One steady bit of good economic news: Inflation remains near zero. So who would want to pay extra these days to add a dose of inflation protection in their portfolio? Plenty of people. It turns out sales are hot for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, a common hedge against rising [ Read More → ]

“I have a college degree, but you know, I just don’t know anything about mortgages and what’s the right thing to do.” When I heard a South Florida home buyer say this the other day, it sounded so familiar. I hear that sentiment so often, not just about mortgages, but about [ Read More → ]

European and US equities markets were helped to gains Monday by mergers news that included purchases by US companies Xerox Corp (NYSE: XRX), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). The new acquisitions were seen as a sign that the global economy is recovering. The FTSE 100 was 1.64 [ Read More → ]

Savers are being tempted with the certainty of fixed rates of return, but with the risk that future increases in inflation and variable returns could leave today’s top deals looking less competitive tomorrow. Most of the recent changes affect fixed-rate cash inidual savings account (Isa) products. In his [ Read More → ]