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How to get started with self investing
Self investing may seem like a daunting prospect for the beginner, but you don't have to be a financial genius to consider this kind of approach. In this video, finance expert Sue Hayward explains that with the right information and
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World's most expensive stamp sells at New York auction
It's a piece of paper just an inch square - but this nineteenth-century stamp from British Guiana has just sold at Sotheby's in New York for over $9 million at auction - the highest price ever paid for a stamp. The stamp, which
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Islamic finance's growth much more than a leap of faith
Islamic finance remains widely misunderstood and, by many, significantly underestimated. The reality is that it is a USD1.3 trillion global industry – growing between 15 to 20% p.a. in the past decade – and in markets you may
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Direct Line sets 175p float price
Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: RBS) kept steady at 263p in early trade this morning after the bank announced its Direct Line insurance subsidiary is to be sold for 175p per share. The FTSE 100 member confirmed up to 518 million shares in Direct
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What investors can learn 25 years after Black Monday
Can you imagine a 15-year bull market? It isn't easy these days, but they do happen. There was one between 1974 and 1987. It came to a violent end 19 October 1987, when share prices fell 20% in a day. We call that day Black Monday, and
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How Resolution has fared during 2012
Resolution has dropped 14% to 217p so far during 2012, making the share one of the year's worst performers in the FTSE 100. During the same time, the blue-chip index has gained 4%. The life group, which in the last few years has acquired
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Fiat not interested in GM's Opel unit
The CEO of Italy's Fiat SpA, Sergio Marchionne, said earlier today that his company was going to scrap its five-year plan running through 2014, calling it "nonsense because the market won't be there." Now he's saying that
