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World markets, pound soar on UK 'Remain' hopes
World financial markets have rallied sharply on the prospects of Britain remaining in the EU.
World financial markets have rallied sharply on the prospects of Britain remaining in the EU.
Shares on both sides of the Atlantic rose overnight as investors awaited the outcome of the Brexit vote.
Geese don't come much more golden than the world's financial centre - the City of London.
Wall Street declined amid disappointing earnings from Macy's and Disney, adding to concern US consumers are keeping purse strings tight.
Wall St has figured out a way to squeeze some extra income from these stocks. And German taxpayers pay for it.
Wall Street was mixed after a report showed more jobless benefits were filed than expected.
Investors edged back to safer bets from more speculative ones overnight.
Billionaire and activist investor Carl Icahn said he has sold his Apple stake.
Wall Street gained overnight, bolstered by better-than-expected results from JPMorgan Chase, while trade data from China fuelled commodities.
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is set to speak tomorrow, offering a key focus for investors before the government's jobs data are due at the end of the week.
Equities on both sides of the Atlantic moved lower before the Easter long weekend.
Wall Street gained overnight, after the US Federal Reserve flagged that there are fewer interest rate increases ahead this year than previously thought.