UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon ''discussed the upcoming two intensive rounds of substantive negotiations that the Cypriot leaders will have this month, in separate phone calls with the Cypriot leaders,'' according
Global stocks advanced on Friday, anticipating an improvement in all-important U.S. monthly jobs data, while the dollar fell from a four-month high against the yen after Japan's new finance minister backed off
European equities were set to edge higher on Friday, reversing the previous session's dip and tracking gains in Asia, while investors braced for the all-important U.S. monthly jobs data, seeking clues on
Total sales of petroleum products recorded a decrease of 8.3% compared with the previous month in November 2009. The Statistical Service said that a significant decline was recorded in the sales of
Figures on registered unemployment show that construction workers felt the brunt of the recession in Cyprus in 2009, with total unemployment rising almost threefold from 902 registrations on average in 2008 to
The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance rose less than expected last week and a measure of underlying trends hit a nearly 16-month low, underscoring the improving labor
European stocks were down 0.5 percent around midday on Thursday, in their first broad retreat this year, as investors booked recent lofty gains ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs data. Stocks didn't react
Britain's top share index fell in midday trade on Thursday, pressured by index heavyweight Vodafone and mining stocks as investors digested the Bank of England's decision to leave interest rates unchanged. At
The labor market in the United States is improving and the economy is close to the point when the unemployment rate will start to fall, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said
The Bank of England kept the scale of its asset purchase program unchanged at 200 billion pounds ($319 billion) and left UK interest rates at 0.5 percent in a widely expected move
