Global share markets fell on Tuesday with bank stocks hit by fears of exposure to Dubai debt while the euro slid after a ratings agency downgraded Greece's credit rating. Investors took refuge
Fitch Ratings cut Greece's debt to BBB+ on Tuesday with a negative outlook, the latest blow to the troubled euro zone country, driving its bonds, banking shares and the euro itself lower.
Investor confidence in Dubai took a fresh knock on Tuesday as its leaders dithered over a rescue for debt-laden company Dubai World and ratings agency Moody's slapped a downgrade on government-related debt.
Cyprus building permits bounced in September, as the number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices during September 2009 rose by 53.8% over the year earlier
Global share markets were becalmed on Tuesday and the dollar struggled after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a cautious assessment of the world's biggest economy, driving investors towards government debt. European
Japan's government agreed on a $81 billion stimulus package on Tuesday, aimed at preventing the economy from tipping back into recession as deflation persists and a strong yen threatens exports. Economists said
Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.07 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures
European shares drifted higher in early trade on Tuesday, with drugmakers in demand as banks came under pressure after subdued comments on prospects for the economy from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
British industrial output failed to grow in October, disappointing expectations for a further expansion and raising doubts over the strength of any recovery in the fourth quarter. The Office for National Statistics
Google Inc has revamped its search engine to allow results to be refreshed with up-to-the-second data increasingly churned out by the new crop of real-time Web products. The move to integrate real-time
