Strength in energy and mining stocks, buoyed by firm commodity prices, outweighed falls in banks early on Wednesday, as Britain's FTSE 100 index gained 0.3 percent. By 0803 GMT the FTSE 100
World stocks rose for the fourth session in a row on Wednesday, despite overnight losses on Wall Street, lifting demand for higher-yielding currencies. European shares climbed to stand nearly 6 percent higher
Bank of Cyprus shares leapt another 11% for the week to a fresh all-time high for the year on Tuesday, taking the gains since the start of the year to 67% and
Japan's Nikkei average rose for a second straight day, climbing 0.6 percent on Wednesday as trading firms surged after a brokerage lifted its rating on the sector, although a firmer yen weighed
A high-level panel of experts that has been helping to shape President Barack Obama's response to the economic crisis will step into the public view on Wednesday at a meeting to discuss
Japanese electronics group Toshiba Corp plans to end production of mobile phones in Japan around October to cut costs as demand slumps, the Nikkei business daily said on Wednesday. Toshiba, Japan's No.
AT&T Inc is considering offering cheaper data service plans with limited Web surfing for advanced cellphones including Apple Inc's iPhone. Ralph de la Vega, the head of AT&T Mobility, told the Reuters
Sprint Nextel Corp said it will sell Palm Inc's long-awaited Pre smartphone starting on June 6 for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement, in line with Apple Inc's iPhone price. Palm shares
Microsoft Corp is likely to show a new version of its Internet search engine publicly for the first time next week, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Hewlett-Packard Co gave a disappointing outlook for full-year revenue and said it will lay off another 2 percent of its workforce as consumers and businesses cut spending on computers, printers and services,
