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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Stock markets: the Guardian's tips for 2016

2015 has been difficult for investors with the FTSE 100 down 4.9% on the year. Here our team pick out potential earners in 2016 A year that saw leading shares hit new peaks, only to fall to three-year lows mere months later, was always going to be difficult for investors. Supported by central bank stimulus measures and hopes of a quick end to the Greek crisis, the FTSE 100 hit a record close of 7103.98 in April. But even then there were concerns about slowing demand from China, the world’s second largest economy, which put metal and oil prices under pressure. Continue reading...


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