Economics / Markets

As the deadline approaches for subscriptions into Anthony Bolton's much-anticipated Fidelity China Special Situations investment trust, IFAonline and Investment Week bring you more than 20 of the legendary stock picker's favourite investment quotes.

Inflation fell back to 3% in February after a sharp spike at the beginning of the year.

The FTSE 100 opened higher Tuesday, tracking strength overnight on Wall Street, as Legal & General (L&G) beat profit forecasts and lifted its final dividend payout by a third.

An austerity Budget full of tax hikes coupled with "dumbed down" pension provision will put the services of professional financial planners in high demand, says the president of the Personal Finance Society (PFS).

As the deadline approaches for subscriptions into Anthony Bolton's much-anticipated Fidelity China Special Situations investment trust, IFAonline and Investment Week bring you more than 20 of the legendary stock picker's favourite investment quotes.

Drug companies led the Dow Jones higher on Monday, up 37.72 points (0.35%) to 10779.70, after US lawmakers gave the final approval to sweeping healthcare reforms on Sunday.

Greece's economy is expected to contract at a higher-than-expected rate this year, says the country's central bank.

The FTSE opened down 0.44% at 5,625.38 despite gains by medical stocks after President Obama's landmark healthcare reforms were passed in the US.

The FTSE opened at 5,674.63, up 32.01 points (0.57%), on the back of positive employment figures from both the UK and US yesterday.

Lloyds Banking Group is expecting to make a profit in 2010 after making losses of £6.3bn last year.