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The US economy added 96,000 jobs in August, failing to meet economists' expectations and prompting Goldman Sachs to predict a fresh round of quantitative easing next week.

The managers of the £83m Aviva Investors UK Smaller Companies fund, Toby Belsom and Robin West, name five UK smaller companies set to benefit from an uptick in consumer spending.

The managers of the Kennox Strategic Value fund have moved to add several new holdings to their concentrated portfolio in a bid to take advantage of market volatility.

Glencore shares have slumped after the commodities trader responded to months of shareholder pressure by improving its offer for miner Xstrata.

The Treasury Committee has promised to monitor the benefits to consumers of changes introduced as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) again said it would be sticking to its year-end implementation...

The euro has hit a two-month high against the US dollar as the European Central Bank's bond-buying plans bolstered the single currency.

Jim O'Neill has publicly ruled out following in the footsteps of Mervyn King and taking on the role of governor of the Bank of England.

Fund managers including Richard Pease, Harry Nimmo, Richard Buxton and rising star Philip Rodrigs were awarded the top Honours at the fifth Morningstar OBSR Awards last night.

Asian markets continued the global stock market rally, following yesterday's unveiling of the ECB's bond buying plans, with some indices up 3.8%.

Banks need to become ‘simple and boring' if they want to restore public trust in the sector, according to the chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group.