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A man walks past the London Stock Exchange in the City of London October 11, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Stefan Wermuth  European markets advanced despite the conflict in Ukraine, focusing on whether the European Central Bank will announce plans for economic stimulus when it meets this week. Ukraine

The European Central Bank meeting on Thursday is the prime event for markets seeking clarity on the bank's response to a stalled recovery, disappearing inflation and the sluggish pace of reform in the euro zone.  Inflation in the 9.6 trillion euro economy dropped to a fresh five year low of 0.3

Escalating crisis in Ukraine, patchy Chinese recovery weigh; Eurozone factory PMI falls to 13-month low Bengaluru/Sydney: Factory activity in Europe and Asia cooled in August after a strong July, as new orders dwindled in the face of escalating tensions in Ukraine and a patchy recovery in China,

Bank of England reports total value of loans including remortgages was slightly up from June The Bank of England report a small fall in the number of approved mortgages for July. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA The number of homebuyers approved for a mortgage fell back in July, according to the Bank

The controversial 'inversion' deal Burger King is attempting even has the approval of Warren Buffett, America's best-loved investor Last week's decision by Burger King to accompany its acquisition of Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons with the transfer of its Miami headquarters to