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More than 130 businesses have signed a letter saying the business case for Scottish independence "has not been made".

HSBC has vowed to fight a $250m (£151m) lawsuit brought against it over its alleged involvement in the Keydata scandal.

Coups and crisis: Can nothing dent confidence in Asia?

Diplomatic and territorial conflicts have been rising but defence stocks remain strangely overlooked. City Financial's Benjamin Dawes explains why cyber security and homeland defence companies are worth a punt.

The FTSE 100 has moved back above the 6,800 mark for the first time this month as investors take heart from another record high for the S&P 500 yesterday.

The Bank of England will hold off on hiking rates for six months if it does not act by November, leaving a "clear run" for investors until the general election, Richard Buxton has predicted.

The S&P 500 briefly crossed the 2,000 threshold on Monday after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen signalled she will hold back on any aggressive move on interest rates.

Have markets become desensitised to geopolitical conflicts?

The team running J.P. Morgan Asset Management's natural resources fund has said the gold price is unlikely to surge ahead from current levels, as US monetary policy and a strengthening dollar continue to weigh on sentiment.

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