The FTSE 100 tracked about a third of a per cent lower this morning amid with another stack of earnings to digest and a key three days in the US likely to set the tone. The S&P 500 slid 0.3 per cent ...

Rio Tinto (RIO) fought its way to an almost flat cash profit for the first half on the back of its copper and aluminium businesses, after the all-important iron ore price dropped off. This saw the ...