Stocks were rising early Friday, as a week dominated by the US government's flirtation with debt default was ending with some certainty, following passage of a bill to raise the debt limit by Congress.As US President Joe Biden prepares to sign the legislation into law, attention now turns to the key US nonfarm payrolls report for May, due at 1330 BST.The FTSE 100 index was up 49.33 points, 0.7%, a

- Bus operator in the crosshairs of two potential buyers- Minded to recommend a deal if firm offer forthcoming- Last week FirstGroup rejected bidLondon's largest double-decker bus operator Go-Ahead (GOG) has attracted takeover interest from two potential buyers as investors bet on a revival in the UK transport industry.Go-Ahead said on Monday (13 June) that it has received two takeover proposals a

Shockingly bad industrial production figures from China, the factory of the world, has send stock markets lower at the start of the new week.The FTSE 100 index was down 20.41 points, or 0.3%, at 7,397.35 early Monday. The mid-cap FTSE 250 index was down 89.36 points, or 0.5%, at 19,832.07. The AIM All-Share index was down 2.53 points, or 0.3%, at 953.07.The Cboe UK 100 index was down 0.3% at 737.5

The latest ratcheting upward in sanctions against Russia didn't put off equity investors early Wednesday, as markets across Europe staged a rally.New signs of life in M&A activity also helped lift spirits in London.The US and UK announced Tuesday they are cutting off imports of Russian oil, in the most far-reaching action yet by Western allies to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine.The moves mark a