Housebuilder Berkeley today said buyer enquiries are at a consistently good level and that it has seen a modest improvement ...

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks were higher on Thursday as traders digested news that the UK economy unexpectedly ...

The FTSE 100 index is 13.94 points higher at 8509.93, driven by miners Glencore and Anglo American after their shares rose more than 1%. In the FTSE 250 index, the corporate merchandise firm 4imprint ...

Persimmon today said underlying market fundamentals remain strong after its annual results showed an improved order book at ...

Housebuilding stocks top the FTSE 100 index, led by Persimmon’s rise of 4% or 48p to 1218.5p after annual results showed a strong start to 2025. Barratt Redrow lifted 15.4p to 442.5p and Taylor Wimpey ...

There are also fears that the US is on course for a federal shutdown this Saturday after Democrats in the Senate failed to agree to a stop-gap funding bill on Wednesday.

A decision from US president Donald Trump to delay tariffs on more goods failed to stem a sell-off in global markets.

Trump said he will place a 200% tariff on all wines and other alcoholic products coming out of the EU if the bloc refuses to ...

British stock indexes were mixed on Thursday, as positive corporate results were offset by concerns around U.S. trade ...