Stock futures were down on Tuesday morning, indicating a weaker start for Wall Street. The futures for Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were down 0.1 to 0.3 percent by 4:20
Britain's economy shrank less than previously estimated in the second quarter of this year, due to better than expected construction industry performance, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday. It said
European equities drifted lower in early trading on Tuesday after sharp gains in the previous session, with weaker commodity shares offsetting gains made by financial stocks, which were supported by BNP Paribas.
British mortgage approvals for house purchase held broadly steady in August, Bank of England figures showed on Tuesday, while consumers paid down unsecured debt at the fastest rate since records began in
BNP Paribas, France's biggest bank by market capitalization, on Tuesday joined the rush to pay back governments for their financial support during the credit crisis. The bank launched a capital increase for
Apple Inc said on Monday that downloads from its iTunes applications store had passed 2 billion and that it now has more than 85,000 apps available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Dell Inc on Monday unveiled its latest high-end, ultra-thin personal computer, bringing some fresh design appeal to its enterprise models. Dell called the new Latitude Z the world's thinnest and lightest 16-inch
European planemaker Airbus (EAD.PA) confirmed on Tuesday it had cut its 2009 delivery target for A380s by one aircraft to 13 planes and said it was maintaining its delivery forecast for 2010.
Cyprus’ embassy in Havana, Cuba, was officially opened on Monday. The embassy was inaugurated in the presence of Cyprus President Demetris Chrisofias, currently in Cuba for a three-day official visit, Vice President
Japan's finance minister raised the prospect of currrency market intervention for the first time on Tuesday in a scramble to limit the damage from a yen rally fuelled by earlier comments that
