Economics / Markets

A higher threshold for income tax will be the Liberal Democrats' top priority at next month's Budget, deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg will say today.

Adviser confidence in the UK economy has increased markedly from a year ago, a survey suggests.

The UK economy will grow by 2.5% this year and again by 2.1% in 2015, according to the National Institute of Social and Economic Research (NIESR).

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Twitter has reported a net loss of $645m (£396m) for 2013, just three months after its flotation on the New York Stock Exchange.

Hargreaves Lansdown shares have fallen sharply this morning after the group announced its interim results and a reversal of some of its new pricing plans.

Outgoing Jupiter CEO Edward Bonham Carter has compared the reaction of markets to the end of ultra-loose policy to "Lance Armstrong coming off the drugs" in one of his final speeches before stepping down.

Adviser sentiment towards emerging market investment has increased significantly over the last quarter, according to the latest Baring Asset Management Investment Barometer.