UK economy hits a seven-year low
New Prime Minister Theresa May could be the steady influence investors in an uncertain post-Brexit world have been looking for, argues Colin Morton, manager of the Franklin UK Rising Dividends fund.
Caroline Simmons, deputy head of UK investment office at UBS Wealth Management, analyses which FTSE companies are on target to meet and miss their Q2 earnings expectations.
Proposal to make executive pay votes binding
Beat consensus expectations of 0.4%
To be bought by Japan's SoftBank Group
The implications of the surprise leave result in the EU referendum continues to reverberate around the markets. The leave campaign's assertion that there will be no economic disruption from a Brexit is being tested.
Equity markets down in morning trading
No change to QE programme
Three out of ten blue chips still suffer