Stocks are a share of the ownership of a company. If the company does well, or even if everyone thinks the company is going to do well, the price of the stock goes up. In addition, many companies give a little dividend payment each year to the stockholders, which provides extra value.
Showing posts with label FTSE slips; Barclays jumps. Show all posts
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FTSE slips; Barclays jumps

Britains FTSE 100 share index closed 0.7 percent lower on Friday as strength in Barclays and other banking stocks was outweighed by weakness across a wide range of sectors, hit by the grim economic backdrop. The FTSE 100 index ended 26.35 points lower at 3,898.85, having closed 24.95 points, or 0.6 percent, higher in the previous session.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

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