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With one eye on calmer waters ahead, it's time to assess what recent dealmaking means for the market and investors

Trader Michael Taylor is keeping a watchful eye out for a Hargreaves Services breakout trade

The inter-dealer broker sees more institutions returning to equities as rates fall

It is getting harder to sell promotional merchandise

A regulatory overhang has little impact on the asset manager’s operations

Updates on world markets and companies news

But the media agency has managed to unlock some cash through a lucrative disposal

Mining and trading giant says plans to spin off coal assets no longer necessary as sentiment has turned more positive

The industrial actuator business received a surge of big orders last year from its oil and gas customers

Passive houses and active managers generally follow whatever proxy advice providers suggest. But do they affect AGMs?