Major indices closed higher on Wednesday, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite notching yet another record close.

Investors' focus on Thursday will be on the US labour market. At 1330 BST, the Department of Labor will release weekly unemployment claims figures and at 1230 BST consultancy Challenger will publish ...

European shares shrugged off political turmoil in South Korea and France to post gains on Wednesday. The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was 0.37% higher to 517.45, alongside a 1.08% jump on the German ...

BA and Iberia owner IAG flew higher on Wednesday as JPMorgan Cazenove said it was the "most compelling" overweight in the ...

London’s financial markets ended Wednesday in a mixed state, as investors weighed the upcoming no-confidence vote in France ...

The Institute for Supply Management's November services PMI declined to 52.1 in November, down from 56 in October and well ...

Wood Group shares surged on Wednesday, although there was no apparent reason for the rise. Victrex jumped after an upgrade to ‘buy’ at Jefferies. The stock spiked on Tuesday, despite a slide in annual ...

UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson has been shot dead outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan in an ...

London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,340.12 in afternoon trade on Wednesday. Legal & General jumped to the top of the index ...

As of 1520 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.57% at 44,960.80, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.32% to 6,069.11 and ...

N4 Pharma, a pharmaceutical company specializing in RNA therapeutics, announced the filing of a new patent with the UK patent ...

AstraZeneca said it had appointed AstraZeneca today announced the appointment of Iskra Reic as Executive Vice President (EVP), International with responsibility for overall strategy and driving ...