Trade war? What trade war? China’s exports to the US in October grew, surprisingly.

Investors welcomed results from France’s Société Générale and Germany’s Commerzbank – but shirked Italy’s UniCredit.

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US midterm election results went largely as expected, which was good for stocks – but bad for the dollar.

Adidas said it expects higher profit but lower sales for the year, with western Europe to blame.

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Investors’ nerves were jangling as jewellery company Pandora warned that its sales and profit would be even lower than expected.

Quarterly results from pharma firm Eli Lilly and healthcare company CVS showed them in rude health.

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Investment companies took center stage, reporting positive results and buying back stock.

Stress tests of European banks left British banks Barclays and Lloyds looking a little exposed.

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US stocks fell on Friday, rumbled by strong jobs data and limited progress on a trade deal with China.

Alibaba’s quarterly results beat expectations, but its sales forecast fell below.

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Apple’s quarterly sales forecast fell short of investors’ expectations.

US house prices continue to shoot up, while UK homeowners are having a tougher time.

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Shares of US consumer staples Kellogg’s and Clorox had an ugly day but France’s L'Oréal had a comparatively beautiful one.

European banks’ results highlighted the importance of being global and diverse.

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Facebook reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit – but a marginal revenue miss.

Economic growth in Europe was significantly weaker than anticipated in the third quarter.

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Old-school computer giant IBM sought to launch itself into the future, buying software company Red Hat for around $34 billion.

The UK’s budget promised higher spending from the government – but the specter of Brexit still loomed large.

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Quarterly profits at Total and Eni slid higher thanks to high oil prices.

The US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter.

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