Market

  • NewsAOL

    When should you dump disappointing shares?

    A key strength of good investors is being able to handle disappointment and failure. In fact, no matter how intelligent, experienced and skilled you are at investing, mistakes are a cast-iron certainty. That's because even the best investors

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  • NewsAOL

    Markets to shut for second day

    Stock trading will be closed in the United States for a second day as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the east coast. The last time the New York Stock Exchange was closed for weather was in 1985, because of Hurricane Gloria, and it will be the

  • BusinessAOL

    Pre-1919 homes see top price surges

    Houses built before the end of the First World War have seen the biggest surge in prices over the last 25 years, but they have also suffered the most since the financial crisis, a study from Halifax has found. Buyers have been wooed by the period

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  • BusinessAOL

    Property market remains 'resilient'

    The housing market has remained "surprisingly resilient" this month, Nationwide has said, as the average price of a property increased by 0.4% month on month. The price of a typical home was £165,798 in November, 1.6% higher than a

  • BusinessAOL

    Pick of the early market news

    The FTSE 100 ended Monday 26 points lower at 5,519. The big board will be under pressure today as consumer price inflation data is released, which could dent confidence (unemployment data will be released tomorrow) - plus we had David Cameron