Previous  of  Companies Next FTSE 100 FTSE 250 A government report released on Thursday indicated that business investment – such as corporate spending on buildings and vehicles – fell unexpectedly during the last three months of 2009, reigniting concerns about the pace of the UK's exit from recession. And to add insult to injury, a report from the European Commission cut its forecast for UK economic growth in 2010, which left investors fretting.   Related Articles RBS fails to lift FTSE as Capita sinks Shares and Markets: News, charts, data Yell under pressure amid talk Axa is selling as FTSE 100 closes down a third day Water companies can't wash away FTSE's rise Miners lift FTSE for a bullish end to the week White Paper's implications harm insurers Dragging the large-caps into the red were mining and oil companies, which slid as commodity prices dropped back in light of worries about the global economic recovery.[Read more...]