U.S. home prices slipped in November and were softer than expected in the latest sign that a rebound in the U.S. housing market is still tenuous, according to Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller indexes
Wall Street opened lower on Tuesday after China tightened bank lending requirements and data showed a rebound in the U.S. housing market is tenuous. * The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) was
Britain needs a safer and more robust banking system, central bankers said on Tuesday, saying U.S. President Barack Obama's plans for a drastic bank sector overhaul were part of a much needed
European shares fell in early trade on Tuesday, extending their decline for a fifth day after China implemented a previously announced clampdown on lending, with banks and commodities the major fallers in
Oil fell towards $74 a barrel on Tuesday after China implemented a clampdown on lending, rekindling concern that tightening moves by the world's second-largest oil user may limit demand. Crude approached a
Britain came out of recession in the fourth quarter of 2009, but only just and with a far weaker growth rate than expected, data showed on Tuesday, suggesting any monetary tightening remains
European shares fell in early trade on Tuesday, extending their decline for a fifth day after China implemented a previously announced clampdown on lending, with banks and commodities the major fallers in
The Bank of Japan forecast on Tuesday prices would fall less than earlier thought but remained open to further policy easing in the face of renewed government calls for more support for
Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.8 percent to a five-week closing low on Tuesday, with exporters hurt as the yen rose broadly after China implemented a previously ordered increase in reserve requirements for
Apple Inc posted better-than-forecast Mac sales and strong growth in Asia and Europe, but iPhone shipments came in just below Wall Street's somewhat heightened expectations. The stock edged 1 percent higher in
