American International Group Inc (AIG.N), the insurer bailed out by the U.S. government, posted its second straight quarterly profit on Friday, helped by recovery in the value of its investments. Net profit
U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Friday as investors awaited monthly payrolls data and the unemployment rate, key indicators to determine the strength of the economic recovery. * With the
Britain's top share index rose early on Friday, as gains in banks offset a retreat by energy stocks, ahead of key U.S. monthly jobs data which could give clues as to the
Global stocks and commodities gained on Friday, buoyed by firm U.S. data the previous session, lifting risk appetite ahead of hotly anticipated jobs data which will give more evidence on the state
Europe shares rose in early trading on Friday, ahead of a key U.S. employment report, with banks and miners gaining. At 0813 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was
G20 policymakers are agreed that it is too early to pull the plug on economic life-support packages as the global recovery is still fragile, British finance minister Alistair Darling told Reuters in
Royal Bank of Scotland more than halved its operating losses to 1.5 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) in the third quarter as impairments fell, but less favourable trading battered investment banking profits. Part-nationalised
Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.7 percent on Friday as exporters climbed after good news on U.S. jobs renewed hopes about the pace of economic recovery and as tech shares rose after
Asian stocks rose ahead of the latest U.S. payrolls report on Friday, expected to show the fewest job losses since August 2008, while oil prices recovered to $80 a barrel after a
Pavle Radonic has worked as assistant manager for Hotel Belvedere, overlooking the medieval city of Dubrovnik, for 18 years. Except for the first few months on the job, he has never welcomed
