Stock markets
-
The Observer view on the Snap flotationThe company’s staggering $28bn valuation sends an instant message that capitalism needs major reform
-
How US school turned $15,000 into $24m with Snapchat flotationParent cut Saint Francis high school in on venture capital deal five years ago after noticing his children using messaging app
-
Snapchat shares soar 44% to value loss-making company at $28bnSnap Inc’s IPO pushes Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy’s company ahead of Twitter and potentially creates a serious rival for Facebook
-
Snap IPO: a 21st-century firm with a 19th-century structureNew shareholders without voting rights means Snap’s corporate governance involves another tech firm saying: I am a genius - no one should question me
-
Wall Street stocks rise after Trump's corporate tax cut promisesDow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq reach fresh highs as investors bet on spending spree by new administration
-
FTSE 100 hits new record as pound falls, while Dow reaches 21,000 - as it happenedUK manufacturing growth slips but eurozone manufacturing activity at near six year high
-
LSE/Deutsche Börse merger on brink of failure over EU demandLondon Stock Exchange says third attempt at a tie-up is ‘highly unlikely’ given ‘disproportionate’ antitrust terms set by Brussels
-
Pound under pressure on new Brexit worries - as it happenedSterling hit by talk of second Scottish referendum; insurance shares fall and premiums set to rise after change in compensation payments
-
Snapchat IPO: Evan Spiegel tries to sell investors on his top product – himselfAs the messaging app company prepares for its initial public offering, its 26-year-old co-founder looks to build on talent, chutzpah and hard-heartedness
-
Germany overtakes UK to become fastest-growing G7 economy in 2016 - as it happenedAll the day’s economic and financial news, including new data showing how Germany’s economy is performing
-
Eurozone growth rises to 0.5%; Trump adviser claims euro 'grossly undervalued'- as it happenedAll the day’s economic and financial news, including new growth and unemployment data from the eurozone
-
Wall Street suffers worst day in months following Trump travel ban‘The market is reacting negatively because of the uncertainty it creates’ Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ surges in biggest rise since 9 September
-
Stock markets hit by US travel ban fears, Dow falls below 20,000 - as it happenedAll the day’s economic and financial news, as president Trump’s ban on citizens from seven countries entering the US worries investors
-
Crude financial instruments dominate the headlines, but it’s metrics like grain price and inequality ratio that really reflect the world we live in
Want to know how society's doing? Forget GDP – try these alternatives
Business live Euro rises as ECB president Draghi says single currency is 'irrevocable'- as it happened