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Pro austerity party narrowly wins Greek election

The pro austerity, centre right, New Democracy party narrowly gained a majority following yesterday’s Greek election sending Asian markets higher…

Greek election result is now key for equity investors

  The FTSE 100 closed on Friday at 5,479, up 0.8% on the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained…

Steady start to trading expected despite Wall Street sell off

With the Dow Industrials closing down 143 points at 12,411, expectations last night were for another weak start on European…

Bernanke testimony dampens market mood

The US market fell off its highs, Asian stocks are down overnight and European futures are down because of Ben…

Ithaca Energy doubles North Sea production as Athena field fires up

North Sea oil producer, Ithaca Energy, saw its shares hit £1.10 yesterday. The shares have fallen from over £1.75 in…

Is the G7 conference call the start of a eurozone debt resolution?

All eyes are on the emergency G7 finance minister conference call tonight  with Germany pressuring Spain to take emergency aid…

Dell and Hewlett Packard show mixed fortunes of PC market

After a series of disappointments during 2011, results from Hewlett Packard and Dell over the last 2 days show the…