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President Nicolas Sarkozy summoned the heads of France's biggest banks on Tuesday as he steps up pressure for tighter controls on traders' bonuses ahead of meetings with the Group of 20 nations

European shares fell back in early trade on Tuesday from the 10-month closing highs they hit in the previous session as investors took profits and after declines in Asia. At 0832 GMT,

Britain's leading shares shed 0.5 percent in early trade on Tuesday, giving back some of Monday's gains in tandem with losses overnight in Asia as investors paused for breath after markets hit

World stocks fell back after five days of gains on Tuesday and the dollar firmed as investors waited for more clues on whether the global economic recovery was truly picking up steam.

Japan's Nikkei average drifted lower on Tuesday, hit by profit-taking after surging 3.4 percent the day before, with investors finding few reasons to buy actively before Japan's Aug. 30 election and U.S.

U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, seeking to keep him in place to steer the world's largest economy

Asian shares and commodities slipped on Tuesday in a partial reversal of the previous day's solid gains, but many investors stuck to the sidelines awaiting more clues on whether the global economic

The White House and the Congressional Budget Office are expected to release new estimates on Tuesday of the scope of federal budget deficits and the health of the U.S. economy. The Obama

Ben Bernanke began as Federal Reserve chairman by meekly promising to maintain the status quo. He ended up facing the worst downturn since the Great Depression and changing central banking in ways