U.S. employers shed 20,000 private-sector jobs in February according to a report by ADP on Wednesday, fewer than the 60,000 jobs lost in January and inline with analysts' expectations. With the labor
U.S. stocks edged higher at the open on Wednesday after a report showed private employers cut fewer jobs in February, adding to optimism ahead of a critical employment report later in the
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas called on Thursday for Germany and its EU partners to send a clear message of confidence in Athens to financial markets, allowing Greece to borrow more
Germany will not offer any aid to Greece on Friday when Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Berlin, a German government spokesman said on Wednesday. "The visit of
Britain's top share index shed 0.3 percent early on Wednesday, after a three-day winning streak, weighed down by energy stocks and miners that fell back after gains in the previous session. At
Britain's services sector bounced back faster than expected in February to record its strongest expansion in more than three years, a survey showed on Wednesday. Coupled with a surprisingly robust manufacturing survey
Apple Inc sued Taiwan's HTC Corp, which makes touchscreen smartphones using Google software, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone. Even though the suit did not
Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday that it was "less pessimistic" on Greece than financial markets, after worries over Greece's debt problems led to increased risk aversion in markets in recent weeks.
Greece's cabinet approved a sweeping new austerity program on Wednesday, the third in as many months, in a drive to rein in a bulging budget deficit and secure European financial support, a
The Greek government will look at trimming public sector bonuses by 30 to 35 percent when it meets to decide on new ways of cutting budget spending on Wednesday, government officials said.
