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Europe set for mixed open after China growth data
Friday 06:00 GMT Overview Equities markets were mixed in Asian trading on Friday as the dollar ceded ground to regional currencies and China reported on-target economic growth ahead of the...
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In uncertain markets, how much investment risk can you really stomach? In volatile times there are opportunities to dive in and buy bargain stocks, but this always comes with risk. Before buying...
View ArticleTrump’s energy revolution will challenge investors
As Donald Trump moves into the White House, it would be hard to dream up a cabinet friendlier to fossil fuels. His nominees include Rex Tillerson, the former ExxonMobil chief tapped for secretary of...
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China must lead the world on climate change
On Tuesday in Davos, all eyes were on Xi Jinping, the first Chinese president to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. His appearance came at an important moment for China, as it...
View ArticleInvestors shun low-cost funds, says Britain's biggest broker
Despite the rapid growth of low-cost investment strategies, the vast majority of DIY investors using Hargreaves Lansdown remain wedded to more expensive “active” fund managers. New data from Britain’s...
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Heineken in talks to buy Kirin’s Brazilian beers
Heineken is in talks with Kirin to acquire the Japanese brewer’s beer business in Brazil, a move that would challenge the dominance of Anheuser-Busch InBev in its biggest market. The Dutch brewer...
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Soyabean price catapulted higher as rains hit Argentina
Soyabeans and soya meal extended their gains this week, as heavy rain in Argentina’s key growing areas deepened fears over a disruption to production. In the first two weeks of the year, parts of the...
View ArticlePound’s rise curtailed by Brexit hit to economy
Brexit’s impact on the UK economy weighed on sterling traders at the end of another turbulent week for the devalued currency following the publication of disappointing retail sales, sending the pound...
View ArticleAviva turns digital in Hong Kong with Tencent deal
Aviva has signed a deal with Tencent and Hillhouse Capital to turn its 160-year-old Hong Kong business into a digital insurer. The UK based insurance group is to sell stakes in its Hong Kong operation...
View ArticleSmurfit Kappa hits record high on price hopes
Packaging maker Smurfit Kappa hit a record high on Friday amid growing confidence that a round of price rises will boost sector earnings. Smurfit told customers that it was raising prices of...
View ArticleP&G boosts sales forecast on China recovery
Procter & Gamble has raised its full-year sales guidance, as a strategy change in China in its Pampers business paid off, and demand at home in the US and in Latin America increased. The world’s...
View ArticleFrance’s BPCE sells new kind of debt to Japanese
BPCE, France’s second-largest retail bank, has become the first lender tosell a new kind of debt in Japanese yen, as part of a rush of issuance to comply with global rules for financial institutions....
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Thai consumers cut back discretionary spending
January 20, 2017 by: FT Confidential Research The FTCR Discretionary Spending index for Thailand fell in the fourth quarter, but spending is expected to bounce back because the drop was likely to have...
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Rite Aid tumbles on fears for Walgreens deal
Rite Aid fell by the most in more than two years on Friday after a report said that US antitrust officials have raised concerns about Walgreens Boots Alliance’s proposed bid for its smaller rival....
View ArticleWhere is it worth paying for a human stock picker?
America – 23pc beat the market America is the best researched market, and just 20 out of 87 active US fund managers beat the main index, the S&P 500 – over five years. Only 7pc of funds beat the...
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China’s reliance on exports poised to fall below that of India
China, commonly seen as the “workshop of the world”, is set to fall behind India in terms of its reliance on exports this year for the first time since it opened up to the world in 1979. The shift...
View ArticleCould I take out a mortgage on my own home to keep my buy-to-let portfolio...
They are therefore thinking about taking out a mortgage on their home and using it to pay down their buy-to-let mortgages. This would reduce the monthly cost of the mortgages, which will make them...
View ArticleTrump and Turkey: big market questions this week
Here are the market-related questions FT reporters will be examining this week, the first in which a Nato-ambivalent son of a New York property baron will command the world’s most powerful political...
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Aim’s biggest groups prove its brightest stars
Last year was shocking in so many ways. Aside from Britons voting to leave the EU and the election of Donald Trump, it turns out that shares in the Alternative Investment Market performed almost as...
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Japan pension fund in spotlight over takeover rift
The world’s largest pension fund, Japan’s GPIF, is under intensifying pressure to draw a “line in the sand” on corporate governance standards in the country as other investors rail against a...
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