Equity market confidence aids BlackRock

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Assets at the world’s largest fund manager pass $4tn thanks to strong inflows into exchange traded funds that track European and emerging markets

VIDEO: 'Past crime stops me finding work'

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BBC News hears from an ex-offender who believes his job applications are not being considered because he has to declare his conviction on the form.

Cost of comprehensive car insurance drops 14%

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Comprehensive motor insurance premiums dropped by 14% in the last 12 months to £652, according to price a comparison website.

US debt talks grind on amid disarray

RSS icon12:34pm 16 October 2013

Frantic political attempts to avert a US federal debt default pivot back to the Senate, as plans in the House of Representatives collapse.

Screening out ‘sin’ can be good for you

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Ethical funds have undershot in terms of dividend and returns, but the wages of sin are expensive

Beware a pause in Kospi’s record run

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Rally has delivered a ‘golden cross’ where 50-day moving average has broken up through 200-DMA, an indicator supposedly presaging more bullish momentum

BoJ easing drives surge in junk bond deals

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Japanese companies are raising funds at record-low prices thanks to aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan

NYSE beats Nasdaq in Twitter listing

RSS icon11:17am 16 October 2013

Twitter chooses the New York Stock Exchange for its share listing, as it reports that quarterly losses have tripled.

VIDEO: How US debt crisis affects world

RSS icon11:12am 16 October 2013

BBC correspondents in Hong Kong, Mumbai and London describe how the US debt ceiling drama is affecting their countries.

Asia’s parents suffering 'education fever'

RSS icon11:11am 16 October 2013

'Tiger parents' paying a high price

NYSE beats Nasdaq in Twitter listing

RSS icon10:57am 16 October 2013

Twitter chooses the New York Stock Exchange for its share listing, as it reports that quarterly losses have tripled.

UK jobless total falls to 2.49m

RSS icon10:47am 16 October 2013

The number of unemployed in the UK fell by 18,000 in the June-August period to 2.49 million, official figures show.

Nike and the battle for your wrist

RSS icon10:32am 16 October 2013

Can fitness trackers like Nike's Fuelband change your behaviour?

Nike and the battle for your wrist

RSS icon10:32am 16 October 2013

Can fitness trackers like Nike's Fuelband change your behaviour?

VIDEO: China eyes Africa's growing motor trade

RSS icon09:48am 16 October 2013

South Africa hosts the continent's largest motor show - and China is keen to tempt buyers with new makes and models

VIDEO: China eyes Africa's growing motor trade

RSS icon09:48am 16 October 2013

South Africa hosts the continent's largest motor show - and China is keen to tempt buyers with new makes and models

Defensive stocks help limit FTSE losses

RSS icon09:42am 16 October 2013

IMI, the Birmingham-based maker of valves used in the energy industry, rises 2.3% after it says it will pay £620m back to shareholders

Defensive stocks help limit FTSE losses

RSS icon09:42am 16 October 2013

IMI, the Birmingham-based maker of valves used in the energy industry, rises 2.3% after it says it will pay £620m back to shareholders

Thames Water bill rise is stalled

RSS icon09:24am 16 October 2013

Ofwat, the water regulator, says it plans to block Thames Water's request to increase customer bills by up to 8% next year.

Thames Water bill rise is stalled

RSS icon09:24am 16 October 2013

Ofwat, the water regulator, says it plans to block Thames Water's request to increase customer bills by up to 8% next year.

VIDEO: Indonesia's retirement industry

RSS icon09:12am 16 October 2013

Retirement homes are a growing business in Indonesia where some elderly people are choosing to live away from their families, as Karishma Vaswani reports.

VIDEO: Indonesia's retirement industry

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Retirement homes are a growing business in Indonesia where some elderly people are choosing to live away from their families, as Karishma Vaswani reports.

Chasing trends is a dangerous game

RSS icon09:01am 16 October 2013

Investors should replace market-cap-weighted benchmarks with ones based on cash, or cash flows, and limit turnover to minimise momentum-driven trading

VIDEO: Yahoo: Marissa Mayer's impact

RSS icon08:54am 16 October 2013

Yahoo shares have surged since Marissa Mayer took over as chief executive 15 months ago.

VIDEO: Yahoo: Marissa Mayer's impact

RSS icon08:54am 16 October 2013

Yahoo shares have surged since Marissa Mayer took over as chief executive 15 months ago.

High-priced stocks are traded in the dark

RSS icon08:42am 16 October 2013

So-called odd lots trading, of company shares that are priced above $200, may be putting exchange investors at a disadvantage

Gold shrugs off US debt drama

RSS icon08:36am 16 October 2013

The sharp contrast to 2011 when the yellow metal rallied amid the brinkmanship over the debt ceiling shows hype has left the market

CME raises deposit on US rate swaps

RSS icon08:28am 16 October 2013

Chicago-based exchange raises amount of capital customers must deposit to clear interest swap trades as deadline to extend US debt ceiling looms

VIDEO: Meet America's new breadwinners

RSS icon07:49am 16 October 2013

In more than 40% of US households with children the woman is now the main earner. We visited Richmond, Virginia, as part of the BBC's 100 Women season

VIDEO: Meet America's new breadwinners

RSS icon07:49am 16 October 2013

In more than 40% of US households with children the woman is now the main earner. We visited Richmond, Virginia, as part of the BBC's 100 Women season