Britain's advertising watchdog banned an Yves St Laurent perfume advert on Wednesday, which showed a woman appearing to simulate injecting drugs. A total of 13 viewers complained about the TV commercial for
U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday as a strong reading on the labor market failed to convince investors to add to gains a day after the Dow and S&P advanced to their
Opponents and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak fought with fists, stones and clubs in Cairo on Wednesday in what appeared to be a move by forces loyal to the Egyptian leader to
By Fiona Mullen Director, Sapienta Economics Ltd The European Commission’s alleged decision last week to remove Cyprus from the excessive deficit procedure (EDP) is a puzzling one. I say alleged, because it
. The world economy has begun improving but is beset by problems such as high unemployment and rising prices which could fuel crippling trade protectionism or even lead to war within nations,
— ASE up 4.4%, Cyprus CSE up 5.3% — Greek bank shares jumped more than 8% on Tuesday as bond yield spreads tightened below 800 basis points and traders anticipated positive news
— Oil still above $100; Egypt riots choke ports — Global stocks rallied and the euro rose to its highest versus the dollar in more than two months on strong manufacturing data
. Spanish, Italian and Greek share prices recovered sharply in January, after a dismal 2010 on concerns over sovereign debt problems, with analysts saying Italy offers the safest bet of these euro
Ireland will vote on Feb. 25 in the first general election in Europe dominated by the euro zone debt crisis and by demands to renegotiate an unpopular EU/IMF bailout. The two main
As Egyptians poured onto the streets on Tuesday to demand he go, President Hosni Mubarak had already given more ground in a week than ever before in his 30 years in power.
