Greek voters go to snap polls on Oct 4 to choose between conservative Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and Socialist contender George Papandreou. The ruling New Democracy party trails Socialist PASOK by
Consumers in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovenia now have access to consumer magazines and websites, which provide independent, comparative testing of consumer products, following a three-year EU project
World stocks and oil prices rose on Thursday, bolstered by firmer Chinese shares, while the euro held firm after the European Central Bank left interest rates at record lows as expected. The
Jose Manuel Barroso vowed on Thursday to seek more cooperation within the European Union and the euro zone if elected for a second five-year term as president of the EU's executive European
The European Central Bank kept interest rates at 1.0 percent on Thursday, moving attention to President Jean-Claude Trichet's view of the fledging euro zone recovery and new ECB economic projections. All 80
Britain, France and Germany called on the G20 on Thursday to discuss exiting measures implemented to tackle economic crisis, as well as limits on bank bonuses, at a forthcoming summit in Pittsburgh.
Oil prices rose above $69 a barrel on Thursday, drawing support from a sharp fall in U.S. gasoline inventories that revived hopes of a demand recovery in the world's largest fuel consumer.
Jose Manuel Barroso vowed on Thursday to work to boost cooperation within the euro currency zone if he is elected for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, following a four-day losing streak. At 5:04 a.m. EDT, futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.6 percent,
Oil prices rose towards $69 a barrel on Thursday, drawing support from a sharp fall in U.S. gasoline inventories that revived hopes of a demand recovery in the world's largest fuel consumer.
