Britain's public finances came in slightly better than economists had expected in March, but official figures on Wednesday still confirmed the 2009/10 fiscal year as the worst since records began after World
Asian stocks fell on Thursday as several major U.S. firms issued disappointing profit outlooks, casting doubts on the strength of a global recovery, and as investors grew impatient for action on Greece's
Germany's main opposition party threatened on Wednesday to block government plans to fast-track parliamentary approval of aid for debt-ravaged Greece, a move which could end up delaying a critical bailout for weeks.
British jobless claims fell three times faster than expected last month, giving a boost to financial markets, though the upbeat message was undercut by the rise in a broader unemployment measure to
Robust fixed income trading results launched Morgan Stanley (MS.N) to a better-than-expected first-quarter profit on Wednesday, sending its shares up. With its quarterly profit, Morgan Stanley joined in a rally that began
European authorities were right to shut down air traffic over the past week to avert any risk of disaster if planes flew through thick clouds of volcanic dust from Iceland, an international
European shares slipped on Wednesday, with banks pressured by lingering concern on Greece as Athens begins talks over an emergency loan deal, offsetting gains in tech stocks which rose on strong results
U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Wednesday with Nasdaq lifted by blowout earnings from Apple late Tuesday as the focus shifting to results from four Dow components and other bellwethers including
Paulson & Co, the hedge fund linked to civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc, moved to head off investor concerns about its role in a deal that has scarred the
At least three brokerages raised their price targets on Apple Inc (AAPL.O) Wednesday, a day after the company posted stellar quarterly profit on record iPhone sales, and forecast strong third-quarter revenue. "Altogether
