European shares ended flat near 29-month highs on Friday, with mining stocks among the top fallers after China once again tightened monetary policy in an attempt to rein in inflation. A report
World shares hit fresh 30-month highs on Friday, driven by bullish views of both economic growth and corporate earnings, although gains were threatened by rising oil prices linked to Middle East tension.
Britain's top shares eased back from recent highs on Friday, as rising concerns over political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa prompted investors to sell out of miners and net
Standard & Poor’s has revised its outlook on Greece’s Fage Dairy Industry S.A. from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’ and affirmed its 'B-' long-term corporate credit rating on the company. In a statement released
Brent crude oil eased towards $102 a barrel on Friday, as prices consolidated after hitting 2-½ year peaks this week, but sentiment was underpinned by spreading unrest across the key oil-producing Middle
The Swiss franc held near two-week highs on Friday, having powered higher on mounting Middle East tensions, while the U.S. dollar lost steam, putting its rebound this month from a three-month low
Asian stocks are set to finish their best week in two months as investors scooped up bargains amid signs that heavy selling of the past few weeks was drawing to a close.
EU member states are increasingly concerned about Portugal's ability to fund itself in financial markets and believe Lisbon will need to seek a bailout by April, according to euro zone sources. The
Nokia and Microsoft will sign a final software deal in a couple months time, chief executive of the Finnish firm said on Friday. The deal would be signed "in a couple of
On a given signal the groups of four young men, each holding onto the ends of a bamboo sedan chair carrying an image of a local deity, leapt in turn into the
