Investors needed nerves of steel over the past week. Uncertainty over who would take over at No 10 and a euro crisis have given the British and global stock markets the jitters. The FTSE 100 lost more than 10pc of its value, down to 5,123 last Friday, only to pile the points back on again on Monday morning, even though many expected shares to fall in value. Markets continued to hold steady, but fund managers are warning investors not to be comp ... Jump to full article >>

But Sun Life says medical journal has wildly overstated value of its cigarette stocks Joseph Hall Health Reporter Canadian and U.S. health insurance companies – including Toronto’s Sun Life Financial Inc. – have more than $3 billion (U.S.) invested in the tobacco industry, a letter published today in the New England Journal of Medicine charges. By refusing to quit their addiction to cigarette profits, the insurers lose any moral right ... Jump to full article >>