Oil prices rose more than $1 to above $71 per barrel on Tuesday, helped by a fall in the U.S. dollar after a report Gulf Arab states were in talks to replace
European shares were sharply higher by midday on Tuesday with the heavyweight banking sector boosted by an upgrade from BofA Merrill Lynch. At 1057 GMT the FTSEurofirst 300 was up 1.4 percent
The European Commission is expected to detail punitive measures against bailed-out Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland this month, as the banks press for a quick resolution, sources familiar with the matter
Britain's top share index was up 1.6 percent at midday on Tuesday, driven by gains from miners and energy stocks buoyed by firmer commodity prices, and with banks on the rise helped
Minister of Health Christos Patsalides, speaking at the Annual General Assembly of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organisation (WHO), expressed certainty that the relations of Cyprus with the countries of
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has ruled out any notion of recognising a state in Cyprus' northern Turkish occupied areas, in exchange of the recognition by Turkey of Abkhazia, which has seceded
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will hold tomorrow their third meeting of the second phase of UN-led talks for a Cyprus settlement, divided since the Turkish
U.S. stocks are expected to trade higher on Tuesday as the futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 0.2 to 0.3 percent at 4.18 a.m.
Tesco the world's third-biggest retailer, posted first-half profit towards the top end of forecasts and said it was seeing a gradual economic recovery with shoppers starting to treat themselves again. The supermarket
House prices in Britain rose 1.6 percent in September — more than twice as fast as expected — leaving prices down 7.4 percent in the three months to September versus a year
