<div><p>The <em class="bold">FTSE 100</em> staged a modest recovery yesterday, ending a three-day run of falling prices. The blue-chip index ended the day up 63.76 points at 4232.97, which represented a 132-point fall over the course of the week. </p><p>The ...

<div><p>The FTSE 100 staged a modest recovery today, ending a three-day run of falling prices. </p><p>The blue-chip index ended the day up 63.76 points at 4232.97, which represented a 132-points fall over the course of the week. The market remains volatile amid a slew of bad ...

<div><p>Barclays' share price has performed an extraordinary gyration this morning – first thing it was up 11%, then it was down 11%. </p><p>The shares fell as low as 182.5p and are now trading just above that level.</p><p>It seems ...

<div><p>For once no one is going to argue with the Prime Minister. We are indeed in "extraordinary times", as Gordon Brown said this morning.</p><p>So extraordinary that the massive bail-out of Britain's banks has done nothing to stop the wave of selling in the market.</p ...