Martkets surged to record highs on Wednesday, as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said it would not slam the brakes on quantitative easing any time soon, but they quickly fell back aagain mid fears that it may start tapering later this year.

22/5/2013 8:00:04 PM

US markets surged to record highs on Wednesday as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the American economy was in better health.

22/5/2013 8:00:04 PM

Markets surged to record highs on Wednesday as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said it would not slam the breaks on quantitative easing, but quickly fell back again amid fears it could rein in the artificial stimulus within the next few months.

22/5/2013 7:59:57 PM

A stake of about 4.4pc was placed at a discount by UBS, weighing on the shares.

22/5/2013 7:18:30 PM

Global markets have risen on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed that the central bank would maintain its accommodative policies to support the economy for as long as they were needed.

22/5/2013 5:45:14 PM

Global markets have risen on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed that the central bank would maintain its accommodative policies to support the economy for as long as they were needed.

22/5/2013 5:23:12 PM

US markets surged to record highs on Wednesday as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the American economy was in better health.

22/5/2013 4:35:30 PM

Andrew Bell of the Witan Trust says other indices have already hit record highs while the FTSE peaked in 1999.

22/5/2013 12:30:57 PM

Jupiter's Steve Davies tells Emma Wall he prefers Next and Dixons.

22/5/2013 12:30:07 PM

Mick Gilligan of stockbrokers Killik & Co picks his favoured play.

22/5/2013 12:00:56 PM

The blue-chips jumped to their best level since December 1999, when it set a record.

21/5/2013 6:50:52 PM

Apple has been accused of avoiding $1m in taxes an hour by US politicians as the tech giant's chief executive Tim Cook prepares to face a grilling by Congress over Apple's tax affairs.

21/5/2013 6:43:42 PM

Apple has been accused of avoiding $1m in taxes an hour by US politicians as the tech giant's chief executive Tim Cook prepares to face a grilling by Congress over Apple's tax affairs.

21/5/2013 4:09:22 PM

London's blue-chips have edged to new highs in early trade today, after investor demand for high-yielding equities pushed the FTSE 100 to its highest close since September 2000 on Monday.

21/5/2013 9:49:10 AM

The oil rig maker was hit by a double-whammy of analyst downgrades.

20/5/2013 7:14:30 PM

The FTSE 100 has surged to its highest level in more than 12 years as investor demand for blue-chip companies pushed the index to heights last seen during the dotcom bubble.

20/5/2013 5:32:39 PM

The UK's leading index rose on Monday to its best closing level since late 2000, helped by rising bank stocks, and analysts said there was little holding it back from its all-time highs.

20/5/2013 5:32:39 PM

Silver and gold extended their declines on Monday as Britain's FTSE 100 flirted with a thirteen-year high.

20/5/2013 5:10:06 PM

Silver and gold extended their declines on Monday as Britain's FTSE 100 flirted with a thirteen-year high.

20/5/2013 4:00:16 PM

Passive funds such as ETFs are cheap - but not suitable for all assets, experts tell Emma Wall.

20/5/2013 3:09:39 PM

Intuitively you would think it is easier to bang the drum for investing when the market is testing new highs.

18/5/2013 6:00:29 PM

Back different types of asset in different parts of the world to give some protection.

18/5/2013 7:30:05 AM

Economic institutions must be supported by political ones for a country to be a success; without the two inclusive institutions it does not work.

18/5/2013 7:20:35 AM

In the US, each generation is meant to be better off than the last - but three in four Americans expect the opposite for their own children.

18/5/2013 7:05:20 AM

The FTSE 100 ended the week at the highest level since October 2007.

17/5/2013 8:18:50 PM