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Britain's leading shares were 0.1 percent lower in early Thursday trade, as investors paused after three days of gains, weighed down by retreats from heavyweight miners and banks. At 0904 GMT, the

U.S. stocks futures fell on Thursday, pointing to a weaker start for Wall Street, reversing gains from the previous session and mirroring falls in Europe, with investors' attention likely to be focused

The massive manufacturing complex in the South China city of Longhua resembles an industrial fortress. To enter the facility, workers swipe security cards at the gate. Guards check the occupants of each

Societe Generale expects results to recover in 2010 with lower bad risk write-downs after it rattled markets last month with a toxic asset warning. France's second-biggest listed bank has had to trim

Should Germany ride to Greece's rescue if it can't even provide for its own? Behind a facade of principled opposition to bailing out debt-stricken Greeks, the question increasingly haunts the corridors of

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Wednesday his debt-stricken country was not seeking European taxpayers' money but needed a breathing space to cut its budget deficit and borrow "on normal conditions".

Ministers of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Michalis Polynikis, and Minister of Communications and Works Nicos Nicolaides, who have resigned, are expected to remain in office until the next meeting of the