Most Asian stocks gave up early gains on Friday as weak U.S. retail sales and a rise in jobless claims made investors wary about the strength of its economic recovery, offsetting better-than-expected
The National Council, top advisory body to the President on the handling of the Cyprus problem, convenes on Friday morning under President of the Republic Demetris Christofias, to review the latest developments
Investors moved past concerns about weakening demand from China on Thursday, generally upping their exposure to risk in bets on a global upturn that lifted stocks and the Australian dollar. Corporate earnings
Stock index futures edged higher on Thursday as investors awaited results from technology bellwether Intel Corp and a report on December U.S. retail sales, a day after the Dow index rose to
The U.S. unemployment rate, currently at 10 percent, is unlikely to drop below 8 percent before 2012 unless Congress takes further steps to boost the economy in the short term, the non-partisan
European shares rose in afternoon trade on Thursday, supported by gains in banks and drugmakers, after the European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold as expected, while investors awaited earnings from
Investors moved past concerns about weakening demand from China on Thursday, upping their exposure to risk in bets on a global upturn that lifted stocks and higher-yielding currencies. Corporate earnings remained clearly
Britain's leading share index gained 0.7 percent on Thursday as robust output numbers from Rio Tinto buoyed mining stocks, while banks and oils were stronger as investors bought on the dips following
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.11 percent, Dow Jones futures unchanged and Nasdaq 100 futures down
China defended its extensive censorship and brushed aside hacking claims on Thursday, telling companies not to buck state control of the Internet after U.S. search giant Google threatened to quit the country.
