Markets Round-Up on 24th October 2017. Stock Markets U.S. stocks ended down, retreating from their recent run of record highs, with the S&P 500 down 0.4% to 2565 and the Nasdaq down 0.64% to 6586.8 as technology and industrial shares

Fall in Scottish corporate insolvencies. 24th October 2017. The number of businesses going bust in Scotland fell by almost a quarter in the last year. New statistics from KPMG show, for the three months to 30th September, the total number

Uncertainty affecting manufacturers. 23/10/2017. A report from the EEF has found that British manufacturers are putting the brakes on investment plans as uncertainty over Brexit makes them more reluctant to spend money on factories and machinery. The EEF said the

Markets Round-Up on 23rd October 2017. Stock Markets U.S. stocks surged to fresh records on Friday and boosted other equity markets after US lawmakers took a key step toward enacting the tax reform plan sought by President Donald Trump. The

Markets Round-Up on 20th October 2017. Stock Markets In the US last night, after initially coming under pressure, stocks regained ground. The major averages climbed well off their worst levels, with the Dow and the S&P 500 turning positive late