Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin played down Greece's economic woes on Tuesday, telling his visiting Greek counterpart that the United States were no better than Greece in handling its debt and fiscal
Asian shares leapt on Wednesday after a jump on Wall Street, with financial and resource stocks leading and shares in Hong Kong shrugging off China's latest move to temper robust lending. The
Stocks rose 1 percent in morning trading on Tuesday as regional manufacturing data and solid corporate earnings fueled investor optimism. Oil and basic materials company shares gave the biggest boost to the
European ministers told Greece on Tuesday it may need to take further steps to bring a swollen debt under control and calm "irrational" financial markets, as wage cuts already announced by Athens
Greece's debt-laden economy cannot count on tourism to dig it out of recession this year, with the industry forecasting at best minimal growth and at worst a further decline after a deep
European shares gained on Tuesday after UK bank Barclays beat profit forecasts, and the euro rose against the dollar with European finance ministers putting pressure on Greece to resolve its fiscal problems.
Banks drove Britain's top share index higher at midday on Tuesday after Barclays posted 2009 results that beat forecasts, while commodity issues were also in demand, buoyed by firmer metals and oil
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday said he had told Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to turn to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank for help. "I have just met
British inflation shot further above its 2 percent target in January, though the Bank of England will almost certainly say the jump is temporary when it is forced to explain itself to
Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as corporate earnings fueled investors' optimism on their return from a 3-day holiday. But debt issues centered on Greece and other peripheral euro zone countries remains
