May 8, 2008 -- WORLD MARKETS Shares across the Continent recorded their highest close since Jan-uary, cheered by a pick-up in risk appetite, a weakening euro and...
May 7, 2008 -- WORLD MARKETS Banks and insurers put European shares under pressure, after UBS sought to purge itself of the impact of the credit crisis and Swiss...
May 3, 2008 -- WORLD MARKETS The financial sector fuelled a rally in shares, which scored their third weekly gain, after US jobs data suggested the world's...
May 2, 2008 -- WORLD MARKETS European shares ended flat, as vague merger and acquisition chatter supported miners, while consolidation hopes helped propel...
May 1, 2008 -- WORLD MARKETS Shares were boosted by positive data from the US and bullish updates from Siemens and Novo Nordisk. Siemens rose 3 per cent after it...