Mayor of London's call for further science and technology investment provides timely boost for UK's economic future.
European markets remain cautious as investors look for eurozone industrial output and US retail figures.
Duchess of Cambridge influential but not powerful enough to join list with Theresa May, JK Rowling and Mumsnet founders.
European indices open lower as investors prefer to remain on the sidelines .
Markets subdued on lack of major economic drivers and public holiday in much of Asia.
Investors turn positive as EU budget agreement and improved China trade figures reinforce global recovery optimism.
European markets open mixed as traders await interest rate announcements from ECB and BoE.
Markets subdued after the previous session's solid recovery as traders remain cautious amid corporate news and earnings reports.
Traders remain cautious as Spanish and Italian political concerns give rise to renewed eurozone fears.
Chancellor George Osborne's threat to break-up UK banks adds pressure to shares as FTSE tumbles from near five year high
Markets edge lower despite positive China service sector figures.
Improving manufacturing and employment data help keep US, UK benchmark indices at multi-year highs
Markets open mixed as Chinese manufacturing figures disappoint ahead of US non-farm payroll data.
Markets open lower as traders consider the surprise weakness in US fourth-quarter GDP.
Markets little changed as traders await Fed's policy announcement and initial US GDP estimates.
Positive US quarterly performance and indicators cheer markets, but traders remain cautious ahead of the Fed's policy meet.
FTSE 100 passes 6,300 mark for the first time since May of 2008 as pound falls to 14-month low against the euro.
Markets open positive as US earnings, European economic outlook and Chinese industrial profits boost investor sentiments.
European banks repay nearly a third of emergency ECB loans after German business sentiment rises for a third consecutive month
Markets open lower as traders await UK's fourth quarter GDP and Germany's IFO business survey.
European share gains limited as investors parse mixed economic data around the single currency area.
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