Square's founder Jack Dorsey says reports of talks between his company and Paypal are false

CDC chief: At least 76 healthcare workers who may have had contact with Texas Ebola patient are being monitored, says CNN

Brent crude futures drop 4.21% to $85.30 per barrel

Front month Brent crude futures drop 3.95% to $85.51 per barrel

Intel reports Q2 revenues of $13.8bn, possibly by error, may have weighed on Nasdaq-100 - Reports

Front-month Brent crude futures dive again, fall 2.8% to $86.45 per barrel

Wells Fargo reports adj. Q3 EPS of $1.12, just in line with forecasts

US bank Wells Fargo unveiled earnings per share for the third quarter that were in line with consensus forecasts and said it continued to see "signs of a steadily improving economy".

WHO sees up to 10,000 Ebola cases a week by December 1st

Citigroup reports Q3 adjusted EPS of $1.15 on revenues of $19.6bn

Financial powerhouse Citigroup has reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) for the third quarter of $1. 15.

Dollar cycles tend to last eight years, implying another five years to run - Credit Suisse

The US dollar is in a secular bull-market. Given that dollar cycles tend to last eight years that means we have another five to go, say analysts at Credit Suisse in a note issued on Tuesday.

Ebola screening among some passengers arriving at Heathrow airport begins

Heathrow on Tuesday kicked off screening for Ebola among some passengers.

Ofgem opens investigation into roll-out of advanced meters

RBS now expects first hike in Bank Rate in August 2015, instead of February

In the wake of Tuesday's much weaker than expected reading on consumer prices economists at RBS now see the Monetary Policy Committee's first increase in Bank Rate arriving in August 2015.

Front month Brent crude futures lower by 1.2% to $87.84 per barrel

Greek 10-year bond yield up by 33bp to 7.06%

FX headwinds reduce at Burberry but market conditions deteriorate - UPDATE

Burberry's boss said the high end fashion group has "never been better prepared" for the all-important Christmas period after double-digit underlying growth in the first half.

Eurozone industrial production contracts 1.9% year-on-year in August

The Eurozone’s industrial output contracted by 1. 8% over the month in August, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.

UN worker who contracted Ebola has died

A United Nations worker, who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia and was being treated at a hospital in Germany, has died.

UK’s consumer price index rises 1.2% year-on-year in September, missing 1.4% forecast

The UK's CPI fell to a 1. 2% year-on-year rate of change in September (consensus: 1. 4%), after a reading of 1. 5% for August.

JP Morgan earnings fall short of expectations in third quarter

Third quarter results unveiled earlier than expected by JP Morgan were lower than consensus expectations after the bank took a $1bn charge on legal expenses.