Economics / Markets

The Dow Jones dipped in early trading this morning after seeing huge losses on Thursday.

The FTSE slumped more than 100 points and is threatening to fall through the 5,000 barrier in Friday trade as it continues to be battered by global concerns over the economy and debt issues in Greece and Portugal.

The office of the New York attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, has charged Bank of America, its former chief executive Kenneth Lewis and ex-chief financial officer Joe Price with fraud for allegedly misleading shareholders over its acquisition of Merrill...

Disappointing US jobless data coupled with meltdown fears in Greece and Portugal as well as poor figures from Shell, hammered share prices in London today.

The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its main interest rate on hold at a record low of 1% for the ninth month running today, in line with expectation.

The Bank of England has kept interest rates at 0.5% and frozen its quantitative easing programme.

Shares fell in London this morning with miners losing ground after high metal prices increased their value earlier this week.

Inflation will rise this year to around 3.5% as the impact of the VAT rise kicks in - but the hike will be short-lived, says an influential think-tank.

Kraft has closed the deal on its drawn-out takeover of Cadbury after shareholders in the UK confectionary giant gave their backing to the £11.4bn offer.

The Conservatives will launch an ‘attack on regulation' and work to restore Britain's savings rates if the party wins the General Election, George Osborne says.