Asian shares steady after bruising; oil pauses

Asian share markets were largely steady on Thursday, struggling to regain multi-month highs, while Shanghai shares see-sawed after a 5 percent sell-off the previous day that sent other markets reeling. Crude futures

UK house prices up for 3rd month in July

House prices in Britain rose for a third month running in July, the Nationwide Building Society said on Thursday, providing further evidence that property prices may have stabilised despite low turnover. The

EasyJet predicts profit, keeps growth plans

British low-cost airline easyJet has predicted a full-year pretax profit of 25-50 million pounds ($41-$82 million) despite the severe industry downturn, while maintaining its fleet growth plans to 2011. The carrier said