Europe close: Markets slip on fresh Trump tariff fears
(Sharecast News) - European shares closed lower on Monday after US president Donald Trump imposed a blanket 15% tariff on imports, escalating trade tensions just days after the Supreme Court ruled most of his previous global levies illegal, prompting investors to retreat into defensive assets.
Read MoreUS factory orders pull back in December
(Sharecast News) - US factory orders declined for the second time in three months in December, according to figures from the Census Bureau on Monday.
Read MoreUnited Oil completes second stage of Jamaica exploration
(Sharecast News) - United Oil & Gas announced on Monday that it has completed stage two of its surface geochemical exploration programme offshore Jamaica and started stage three piston coring operations on the Walton-Morant licence, marking what it described as the critical phase of the campaign.
Read MoreLondon close: FTSE 100 flat as markets stall on tariff turmoil
(Sharecast News) - UK stocks ended a choppy session where they started on Monday, with renewed concerns about trade tariffs weighing on risk appetite with markets already at record highs.
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