Jeremy Siegel: Expect 10% earnings growth for 2016
Long-time bull Jeremy Siegel says 2016 will bring much better earnings growth due to one factor.
Late rally pushes FTSE 100 higher
Thanks to a late, if modest, rally, the main FTSE 100 ends the half days’ trading before Christmas slightly higher.
Philanthropy: How to give away $1B
This is what you need to consider if you are dedicating your billions to philanthropy, the FT reports.
Stocks struggling to squeak out gain for year
It’s still a coin toss whether stocks finish 2015 in the green.
UK bank mortgage approvals jump 20%
UK mortgage lending for new homes rises by 20% in November, and consumers borrow more on credit cards ahead of Christmas, the British Bankers’ Association says.
Syria ready to take part in peace talks: Minister
Syria is ready to take part in peace talks and hopes that the dialogue will help it form a national unity government, the foreign minister said on Thursday.
Japan nuclear reactors get green light
A Japanese court paves the way for two more of the country’s nuclear reactors to be restarted.
Hyatt hotel visitors hit by malware
Hotel group Hyatt warns visitors that it suffered a security breach in its customer payment system.
Takata airbag flaw claims new victim
The US road safety regulator has linked an eighth death to a faulty airbag inflator manufactured by Japan’s Takata.
China business confidence dips in Q4: Survey
Business confidence among China’s entrepreneurs and bankers dipped in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to surveys by the Chinese central bank.