Britain's top shares were 0.8 percent higher at midday on Friday, supported by strength in heavyweight miners and oils after upbeat industrial data from China, with investors' awaiting U.S retail sales numbers.
The European Union increased pressure on the International Monetary Fund on Friday to consider a global tax on financial transactions to limit the risk of another economic crisis. Responding to public outrage
U.S. researchers have found a drug-free way to block fearful memories, opening up the possibility of new treatment approaches for problems such as post traumatic stress disorder, they reported on Wednesday. The
A full breakdown of national accounts figures for the third quarter showed a slightly less pessimistic picture than the flash estimate published a few weeks ago. The revised data estimate that real
World stocks extended gains and oil rebounded on Friday as upbeat data from China and the United States underscored an economic recovery, weighing on safe-haven government bonds and the low-yielding yen. China's
The top sovereign credit ratings of Britain and the United States are not under threat of a downgrade right now, but a worst case scenario foresees a cut by 2013, analysts from
Cyprus expects the EU to continue its collective efforts to tackle the global financial crisis, maintain a social direction to protect vulnerable groups of the population, take further social measures to reduce
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the ratings of three Dubai-based banks — Emirates NBD, Mashreqbank PSC and Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC – that were already under review in August in response to
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the supported ratings of two Bahraini banks – National Bank of Bahrain BSC's (NBB) long-term local currency deposit rating was downgraded by one notch to A2, while
Billionaire financier George Soros told Reuters on Thursday he had found a $100 billion route to unlock climate talks in Copenhagen, while one business group complained the talks were "tone deaf" to
