Britain's top share index was down 0.7 percent at midday on Thursday, as equities fell broadly, led lower by energy and mining stocks which fell on retreating commodity prices ahead of key
Euro zone unemployment hit its highest level in 10 years in May, data showed on Thursday, bolstering market expectations the European Central Bank will leave interest rates at record lows for now.
The U.S. economy likely shed a further 355,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high, but for a nation mired in its deepest recession since at least World
Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, as investors braced for all-important monthly jobs data. At 4:39 a.m. EDT futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and
European shares were lower in early trade on Thursday as investors took a cautious stance ahead of U.S. non-farm payroll figures and the ECB rate decision, with banks and commodities the biggest
Top U.S. and European banks have lost more than $900 billion on toxic assets and from bad loans since the start of 2007. Losses by banks between 2007 and 2010 are expected
Britain's top share index fell 1.3 percent early on Thursday, as equities fell broadly, led lower by energy and mining stocks which fell on retreating commodity prices. Energy companies, which gained the
World stocks slipped from the previous day's two-week high while the dollar rose broadly on Thursday as investors looked to a closely-watched U.S. employment report to gauge the state of economic recovery.
Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.6 percent on Thursday, dented by a fall in blue-chip shares as caution set in ahead of U.S. jobs data, but Hitachi jumped on a report it will
China raised the stakes in its long-haul drive to unseat the dollar as the world's dominant currency, seeking a debate on an alternative reserve regime at next week's Group of Eight summit.
