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The High Court has ruled HM Revenue and Customs' 2010 tax deal with Goldman Sachs was not illegal.

UK North Sea oil production represents a key opportunity for UK equity managers as capex increases and production ramps up, according to AXA Framlington's Nigel Thomas.

US-based Janus Capital has replaced the manager of its US Twenty fund Ron Sachs, who will exit the group this month.

The Japanese economy grew faster than any other G7 country in the first quarter of the year, reflecting the benefit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's expansionary policies.

The final Inflation Report of governor Mervyn King's term has seen the Bank of England revise up growth forecasts but caution inflation will still likely peak above 3% this year.

Global banking giant HSBC has warned a further 14,000 jobs are at risk over the next three years.

Japan's benchmark index has broken through the 15,000 barrier for the first time since 2008 as investors continue to cheer policymakers' efforts to weaken the yen.

The French economy has officially entered its third recession in four years after shrinking in the first quarter of 2013, data released today has revealed.

Hargreaves Lansdown shares closed above the £10 mark for the first time ever yesterday as investors continue to back the platform to excel in a post-RDR environment.