Asian stocks held most of the week's gains before monthly U.S. jobs data on Friday, although property and bank shares fell in many markets as soft U.S. data raised concerns about the
Rebel soldiers attacked Guinea's junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara on Thursday but he survived the attempt, his communication minister said, calling the incident an insurrection against the military leadership. Witnesses said
Japan's Nikkei stock average closed above 10,000 on Friday for the first time in five weeks and rose 10.4 percent on the week, its biggest weekly gain in over a year, with
President Nicolas Sarkozy has fuelled tension with Britain by hailing a Frenchman's nomination to a post overseeing a European banking shake-up as a victory over London, but his boasting could backfire on
According to provisional estimates, the turnover volume index of retail trade (excluding automotive fuel) in Cyprus reached 117.7 in September, recording a decrease of 6.6% compared with September 2008 and 1.4% compared
The rise in unemployment in Cyprus showed no signs of abating in November, as the number of registered unemployed climbed by 73% compared with November 2008, having risen by 72.9% compared with
Cyprus moved decisively out of deflation in November as prices rose by 1.36% over the same period of the previous year, having fallen for four months in a row previously. Prices had
U.S. crude rose on Thursday as fund activity helped the market to recover from a sell-off the previous session, but oversupply curbed gains. NYMEX crude for January delivery rose 69 cents to
European stocks were slightly firmer on Thursday as the European Central Bank kept its main interest rate unchanged as expected and news from Bank of America pushed banking stocks higher. At 1251
U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday after Bank of America Corp said it would repay $45 billion in taxpayer bailout funds. Bank of America (BAC.N) shares rose 4.2 percent to $16.30
