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FTSE surges by more than 5% on hopes of rate cut as pound climbs against the dollar

US expected to announce rate cut of up to 1% The FTSE rallied today on hopes of an imminent interest rate cut by the Bank of England while the pound managed to claw back some ground on the dollar. The FTSE's surge followed...

Pound soars as FTSE follows global markets and surges by more than 5%

The pound soared against the dollar this morning as the FTSE followed global stock markets in rallying on hopes of an imminent interest rate cut. The FTSE's surge followed stock markets in New York and Tokyo which both soared...

Snooker Odds - A Hard Sel?

Before his match with Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Premier League, former World Champion Steve Davis claimed that John Higgins was the only player who can match the Englishman. "John Higgins is a fantastic all-rounder whereas...

Pound soars amid rally by stock markets

Hugo Duncan, Evening Standard Sterling jumped more than four cents against the greenback, having suffered more than a week of falls which saw it lose more than 10% of its value. The pound was worth more than $1.75 early this...

Teacher at Akron's Buchtel High to be dismissed

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World markets dodge another day of sharp losses

World stock markets stabilized, avoiding another day of sharp losses after some upbeat U.S. housing figures helped shares rally from early lows. Still, European indexes closed mostly lower on global growth worries.

World markets dodge another day of sharp losses

LONDON — World stocks took another beating Monday, although some markets showed resilience by bouncing off session lows, as global economic gloom darkened investors' outlook. Asian markets started the week with a thud, with...

World markets dodge another day of sharp losses

A broker works at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange in Buenos Aires, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. World stocks took another beating Monday, although some markets showed resilience by bouncing off session lows, as global economic gloom...

World markets dodge another day of sharp losses

World stock markets stabilized, avoiding another day of sharp losses after some upbeat U.S. housing figures helped shares rally from early lows. Still, European indexes closed mostly lower on global growth worries.

World markets dodge another day of sharp losses

A broker works at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange in Buenos Aires, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. another beating Monday, although some markets showed resilience by bouncing off session lows, as global economic gloom darkened...