Weak Claimant Count Puts FTSE on its Heels
By David Becker (eToro Blog) The benchmark U.K. index was lower at Wednesday's close after a summit between French president Nicolas Sarkozy and German chancellor Angela Merkel failed to reduce fears over the Eurozone's debt crisis. Worse-than-expected U.K. employment data also created a significant headwind for U.K. stocks. The Merkel and Sarkozy meeting did not [...]
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