Economics / Markets

Facebook's share price fell as much as 5% in after-hours trading as the company announced a deal to buy chat application WhatsApp for some $19bn.

Shares across Asia fell on Thursday after latest Chinese manufacturing data came in at a seven-month low.

The new year brought a swing back to bond funds

Recent negative outflows shouldn't put investors off Japan

Home of the brave: Why US stocks still have a long way to run

Barings' Andrew Cole takes his turn on the PA soapbox

Global equity funds play an integral role as part of any well-diversified portfolio

Sterling fell slightly against most major currencies this morning after the Office of National Statistics reported higher-than-expected unemployment figures.

The Scottish government will be able to issue its own bonds from 2015 in a "historic" devolution of borrowing powers, the Treasury has announced.

Investor confidence in the UK has strengthened considerably over the past 12 months, according to the latest investor confidence survey from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).