7:01pm

US equities look up and over fiscal impasse

Morning commuters pass in front of the exterior of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ©Bloomberg

S&P 500 and Dow approaching record highs

UK EQUITIES 4:41pm

HSBC earnings miss chimes with China fears

FTSE 100 under pressure as banks and miners fall

Global Market Overview 4:01pm

China growth fears weigh on shares

Wall St. losses pared as bullish undertow makes presence felt

US EQUITIES 3:41pm

US defence sector hit by sequester fears

Aircraft makers fall on fears of Pentagon spending cuts

From LEX 3:17pm

Kuehne & Nagel: big packages

Bad news comes in threes for the Swiss freight forwarding company

ASIA-PACIFIC EQUITIES 12:02pm

China property shares plunge after curbs

State Council details measures to rein in real estate market

From COMPANIES 7:19pm

CEZ unit hit by regulatory woes

Group facing problems in south-eastern Europe

US EQUITIES Mar 1, 2013

US stocks rebound after manufacturing data

Wall Street indices record weekly gain

Global Market Overview Mar 1, 2013

Poor European data hit risk assets

Equity losses reversed after upbeat US manufacturing survey

computerised display of the British FTSE 100 index ©Getty UK EQUITIES Mar 1, 2013

Support services boost FTSE

UK benchmark ends in positive territory for the week

EUROPEAN EQUITIES Mar 1, 2013

Italian banks slide on election results

Pan-European FTSE 300 closed up 0.3%

Trader's Diary from PERSONAL FINANCE Mar 1, 2013

Red lights flash after Italy’s elections

Investors are looking for excuses to take profits

From FTFM FUND MANAGEMENT Mar 1, 2013

Equity managers’ optimism grows

Higher returns from stocks expected says Aviva survey

EUROPEAN EQUITIES Mar 1, 2013

Investors ride Italy’s rollercoaster

Stalemate in Rome sparks knee-jerk reaction followed by relief

Global Market Overview Feb 28, 2013

Stocks end month on firmer ground

Dow trades within sight of record highs

US EQUITIES Feb 28, 2013

Wall Street gives up modest gains

Retail stocks fall after batch of disappointing earnings

From COMPANIES Feb 28, 2013

Jupiter posts rise in profits and inflows

FTSE 250 asset manager defies eurozone uncertainty

EUROPEAN EQUITIES Feb 28, 2013

IAG rises following profit projection

Airways group posts loss of nearly €1bn

Trading Post from US EQUITIES Feb 28, 2013

Wall St awaits big-cap tech momentum

Google lacks Apple’s heft to provide impetus to the market

UK EQUITIES Feb 28, 2013

RBS at bottom of FTSE as provisions rise

Lloyds rallies in London ahead of its earnings

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