Pay policies for bank employees across the United States would require approval from the U.S. Federal Reserve as part of a proposal to curb risk-taking at financial institutions, The Wall Street Journal
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday that the International Monetary Fund should have the means to help countries insure themselves against future crises and lessen the need for reserve accumulation.
Pay settlements in Britain's manufacturing sector held steady at a record low of 0.3 percent in the three months to September as the number of pay freezes rose to a record high,
The stars have aligned for gold prices, leaving them just a short hop from record highs, but as bullion bugs celebrate, the rally appears to have flaws. Prices have been swept along
Britain's Lloyds Banking Group said it was in talks over scaling back or cancelling its participation in a state-backed scheme to insure it against credit losses. Lloyds is discussing a reduction in
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.2 percent and Nasdaq
Publishers of general news would find it hard to charge for their content online because too much free content is available, the chief executive of Google Inc said on Thursday. Speaking to
Greece's stock market will stay on index compiler FTSE's watch list for a possible classification downgrade for another 12 months, FTSE said after an annual country review. Greece, which gained mature market
Britain's top share index drifted lower early on Friday, as investors took profits after a five-day winning run, with commodity stocks and banks taking the most points off the index. At 0816
Global equities fell on Friday as investors took stock of recent gains that pushed European and Asian markets to multi-month highs, giving a reprieve to the downtrodden dollar and shoring up government
