Australian Open tennis boost for Betfair

Britain's Betfair Group Plc took 50 mln pounds ($79.4 mln) of bets on the marathon Australian Open tennis final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, highlighting the growing popularity of in-play gaming

FTSE falls for 3rd day; charts gloomier

Britain's FTSE 100 extended its losing streak into a third session on Tuesday, as concern about the health of the global economy hit heavyweight oils and miners, pushing the index towards the

Shares, growth assets hit by economy worries

Asian shares and other growth-linked assets fell on Tuesday as slowing economies in China and Europe and tension over Iran dampened sentiment, prompting investors to take profits from recent rallies that had