FTSE 100

Reuters' survey of City experts finds majority opining that a 'hard Brexit' option might be off the table.

Buying any dips in the stock market given the current climate could mean having tried to catch a falling knife.

Weak pounds buoys the international firms in the footsie.

Britain's stock market show signs of resilience despite hung parliament.

The latest polls give the Conservatives a 7-point lead over Labour.

Royal Bank of Scotland is 2% lower after settling a £200m claim with shareholders.

The weak pound underpinned higher export orders lifting manufacturing production.

Shell Q1 profits beat expectations, while HSBC stems decline amid increasing lending activity.

Former city trader and TipTV founder Nick Batsford discusses recent financials posted by major banks with market analyst Matt Brown.

Bumper results from Barclays and a turn for the better for RBS did not lift the FTSE 100 to positive territory.

Markets have been rising for eight years; so what do we make of it and are we close to the top?

Slew of healthy financials failed to fire up leading London indices as the pound continued to rally.

Lower iron ore prices and surprise snap election call by PM Theresa May hammer London market.

Elliott Advisors, which holds 4.1% of the mining company, calls on it to restructure to get its house order.

There could be much to go for in 2017 given increasing signs global economy is getting into recovery mode.

Blue chips were in retreat as 21st Century Fox's move for Sky was called into question.

Challenging year for outsourcing company sees Andy Parker depart, with corporate transition on the horizon.

Pound's slump sent international investors bargain hunting for UK blue chip stocks.

Lower operating cash costs and higher gold price fill the coffer of Africa-focussed blue chip mining company.

Light trading ahead of the swearing in of America's 45th president – Donald Trump.

The world has changed and traditional rules of investing need to be modified.

The FTSE 100 ended 2016 with an all time high of 7,142.

The UK's top bosses have already earned more than the typical UK worker will make all year.

UK stock market outperformed its Western European peers in 2016, but emerging markets stacked higher gains.

Lancaster University found 'material disconnect' between performance and return on investment on bosses' pay.

The American currency, like Icarus, is in danger of flying too close to the sun.

The younger you start investing, the more you are able to reap the rewards of compounding.

BP post gains on the rising oil price, but fellow blue chip Micro Focus saw heavy falls.

Mining stocks fell across the board after a cut in interest rates by US Federal Reserve took its toll on metal futures.

The current macroeconomic climate demands a contrarian viewpoint when it comes to investing.