South Korea's economy grew at its fastest rate in 7-½ years in the third quarter, joining China and Singapore that have also reported faster growth in Asia in the September quarter. In
Asian shares followed Wall Street lower on Tuesday with resources stocks under pressure as the price of oil stayed below $79 and with investors growing increasingly worried about the recovery of the
U.S. stocks rose on Monday as energy shares climbed along with the price of oil, and Microsoft Corp boosted the tech sector after several brokerages raised their price targets on the company.
A Chinese report saying Beijing should increase its holdings of euros and yen in its foreign reserves knocked the already battered dollar on Monday while global stocks struggled to overcome last week's
European shares were little changed on Monday as a rise in pharma stocks offset weaker insurers, which were dragged down by ING, which fell after announcing its plan to split the company.
Britain's top shares edged up 0.2 percent by midday on Monday as energy firms and drugmakers gained ahead of third-quarter earnings this week, outpacing a decline in banks and life insurers. At
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a modestly higher open on Monday after a selloff in the previous session as investors looked to a busy week of economic data, while the U.S.
The European Green Party has urged Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat to ''continue uninterrupted the difficult second phase of direct negotiations, aiming at a comprehensive agreed
Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, will host the 49th Conference – General Assembly of the Union of Capitals of the European Union (UCEU), from 29 to 31 October. Speaking at a press
Major UK banks have agreed to implement a new code for financial reporting aimed at addressing questions on disclosure raised in the aftermath of the credit crisis, the country's Financial Services Authority
