Financial News
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Stock market winners and losers in 2007
2 Jan 2008
source:
thisismoney.co.uk
Geoff Foster, Daily Mail2 January 2008, 8:42am Vote To use one of football's most well-worn cliches, 2007 was a dramatic year of two halves. For six months or so the fabulous Footsie sailed on the crest of a wave of a takeover boom and the mouthwatering prospect of a mountain of private equity cash yet to find its way into the British market. Like England's footballers, stock markets had a difficult finish to 2007. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Review of the year: The best investment ... |
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London shares higher early on as investors start year in a positive mood UPDATE ...
2 Jan 2008
source:
iii.co.uk
(updating with full details) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - UK blue-chips opened higher on the first day of trading in the new year as investors started 2008 in a positive frame of mind with hopes the turbulence driven by the credit crunch in 2007 will not continue in 2008. At 8.59 am, the FTSE 100 was up 38.2 points at 6,495.1, while the FTSE 250 index added 36.1 to 10,693.9. On Monday, Wall Str ... |
