World Cup lifts Ladbrokes Q3 profit

Ladbrokes Plc, Britain's biggest listed bookmaker, said on Monday that the soccer World Cup helped lift third-quarter profit and it was on track to meet full-year expectations. Operating profit for the three

Cyprus unemployment stabilises in September

Unemployment measured on a seasonally adjusted basis was steady in September, according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The seasonally adjusted figures showed unemployment at 23,538, compared with 23,553 in

Oil up on weak dollar as U.S. payrolls slip

Oil prices rose on Friday as investors bet that worse-than-expected unemployment in the United States bolstered the case for looser monetary policy that would weaken the dollar. The oil futures complex got