U.S. employers cut a deeper-than-expected 263,000 jobs in September, lifting the unemployment rate to 9.8 percent, according to a government report on Friday that fueled fears the weak labor market could undermine
Equity markets across the globe tumbled and the U.S. dollar broadly held firm on Friday as doubts grew about the pace of economic recovery and the week's major data on U.S. jobs
By Adrian Croft British opposition leader David Cameron, widely expected to be prime minister after an election next year, will face pressure to flesh out his plans to cut a soaring budget
Cameron in the spotlight Britain's opposition Conservatives would face a series of thorny issues if they beat the ruling Labour Party in a national election due by next June. They include: PUBLIC
Greeks will elect a new parliament on Sunday. Here are some key facts about how they will vote, who is running and how the results will be announced: VOTERS & CANDIDATES: –
Minister of Finance Charilaos Stavrakis and Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Ploutarchos Sakellaris signed an agreement of guarantees on Thursday, providing for a loan of 30 million EUR from
Weakness in miners and financials dragged Britain's top share index 0.9 percent lower by midday on Friday, as weak data this week increased investors' concerns, denting risky assets ahead of U.S. non-farm
U.S. auto sales tumbled by 23 percent in September as showrooms emptied after the government-funded boom from the "cash for clunkers" program, with General Motors Co and Chrysler hardest-hit. Sales for General
British house prices rose for a fifth month running in September to leave them flat year-on-year, the Nationwide Building Society said on Friday, in a further sign that the housing market is
EDF plans to sell EDF Energy, Britain's largest power distribution business, for more than 4 billion euros ($5.8 billion) to help cut debt, the French group said on Friday. The world's largest
