Hong Kong stocks rose on Wednesday morning, extending a five-month high, with consumer-related plays gaining ground ahead of China's "golden week" holiday and local property issues extending recent gains. The benchmark Hang
The dollar hovered near a five-week low on Tuesday and oil eased as traders positioned for a Federal Reserve policy meeting later that may discuss whether the fragile U.S. economy needs a
Shares in Hong Kong held a five-month high on Tuesday while Shanghai-listed shares were a tad weaker in light volume, with investors continuing to trim exposure ahead of a long holiday. Hong
The yuan extended a rally on Tuesday to nine days, rising the most in that period since January 2008 following strong criticism from U.S. President Barack Obama about China's currency policy. Trading
Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Turkey planned to gradually sell off up to 49% of state oil company TPAO in public offerings, Haberturk newspaper reported on Tuesday. Yildiz also told reporters that
LONDON (Reuters) – British children's weekly pocket money has fallen to a seven-year low, in a sign parents are still cutting back on non-essential spending even as the country emerges from recession,
LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The worldwide costs of dementia will reach $604 bln in 2010, more than one percent of global GDP output, and those costs will soar as the number of sufferers
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. doctors increasingly are ditching pen and paper and sending prescriptions to pharmacies electronically, lured by up to $27 bln in government funds aimed at speeding the switch to
Britain's top shares extended gains by midday on Monday, led by energy shares after BP permanently killed its deep-sea well in the Gulf of Mexico. By 1039 GMT, the FTSE 100 was
Gold hit a record high for the fourth day in a row on Monday, boosted by growing expectations for U.S. interest rates to remain exceptionally low as the economy struggles, while silver
