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US GDP for the fourth quarter of 2011 has been revised up from 2.8% to 3%.

Upbeat economic news in the US pushed the Dow Jones through 13,000 on Tuesday, the first time it had been at that level since May 2008.

The eurozone sovereign debt crisis poses the greatest risk to investment returns in 2012, say advisers.

Greece will receive emergency funding of €130bn after a second bailout of the stricken nation was agreed.

The FTSE 100 raced to its highest level in seven months this morning as mounting optimism over a successful Greek deal lifted sentiment.

Rathbone’s David Coombs argues that stuctural changes taking place around the world demand a new way of thinking about investments.

Victor Arakaki, investment director at HSBC Global Asset Management, outlines ten reasons why investors should consider Brazilian equities.

Ken Rayner, director at Rayner Spencer Mills, explains why global bond funds may be the answer for investors in search of diversification during volatile times for markets.

The UK's prized triple-A credit rating was under threat last night after US ratings agency Moody's put it on negative outlook, citing pressures from the eurozone.

Violent protests have broken out in Athens on a day when MPs voted in favour of introducing a package of austerity measures.