The World Bank on Wednesday raised its forecasts for East Asian growth, largely due to a rebound in China driven by aggressive fiscal and monetary stimulus, but warned that a true recovery
Bank of Ireland may have to ask the government to inject more capital after it transfers up to 16 billion euros ($23.6 billion) of loans to a planned "bad bank", it said
Drinking untreated rainwater is safe for your health, according to an Australian study. Researchers from Melbourne's Monash University looked at 300 homes that used rainwater collected in water tanks as their primary
The dollar lost ground on Wednesday after hitting a one-month high against a basket of currencies, while Asian stocks edged higher in muted trade ahead of central bank meetings that kept investors
The results of a survey of U.S. colleges and universities in the wake of the economic crisis by Moody's Investors Service finds stresses on revenues that could depress future operating performance stemming
British house prices rose 1.2 percent in October, leaving the annual decline at its smallest in 1-1/2 years as a lack of supply and higher demand buoyed prices, mortgage lender Halifax said
Bank of England policymakers face an unusually tough decision this week: whether to expand the 175 billion pound asset purchase programme at a time when Britain is showing signs of recovery but
World stocks hit a four-week low on Tuesday and the dollar climbed as poor results from UBS and a shake-up of UK banks Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland prompted investors to
U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as the deal by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to buy railroad company Burlington Northern was offset by poor results from Swiss lender UBS and a
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has struck a deal to buy the rest of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp for $26 billion, Buffett's biggest acquisition ever. In a statement announcing the
