The break up plans of conglomerate Smiths Group today fired its shares to the top of the FTSE 100 index. Demand for Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems also contributed to another record for the blue-chip ...

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.3% in morning trading. Smiths Group rose 14.9% and ALK-Abello Series B added 7.3%. On the other hand, Umicore slipped 7.5%, and Hemnet Group dropped 4.7%. The ...

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Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to the ...

The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in early Thursday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 14 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.3%. Meta Platforms climbed after delivering a better profit ...

DHF Capital analyst Bas Kooijman commented: "The European Central Bank is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points, with further reductions likely if inflation pressures ease and economic growth slows ...

Russ Mould at AJ Bell noted the FTSE 100 "continued to be an island of calm", with investors lapping up its "plethora" of defensive stocks. "Utilities and healthcare were in demand, implying that ...

Nvidia and other U.S. tech stocks are steadying a day after tumbling on doubts about whether the artificial-intelligence ...

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.2% in morning trading. Sartorius Pfd. climbed 12.5% and Sartorius Stedim Biotech rose 11.9%. On the other hand, Genmab slipped 7.6%, and RS Group sunk 7.3%.