Markets Round Up on 19th October 2017. Stock Markets US stocks closed last night at record heights led by technology companies (led by IBM) and banks amid a raft of quarterly earnings reports. The Dow industrial average closed above 23,000

Markets Round Up on 18th October 2017 Stock Markets US markets finished the day positively yesterday, with the DOW closing just short of the 23,000 mark which it breached for the first time ever earlier in the session, amid a

Markets Round Up on 17th October 2017 Stock Markets On Monday U.S. stock markets posted modest gains, extending a record-setting run into a sixth straight week. Financial and technology companies notched some of the biggest gains as the S&P climbed

Brexit remains biggest concern for UK Businesses 16th October 2017 Brexit is the top risk facing UK businesses, according to the latest survey of CFOs by Deloitte. It found confidence among finance chiefs has rebounded since the general election, but

Small Businesses in the news 16th October 2017 Rate rises to hit 120,000 small businesses Nearly 120,000 small shops and pubs could be hit with business rate hikes of up to 15% next spring, experts have warned. The increases are