European shares were lower at midday on Friday in a choppy session, on track to snap a three-day winning streak, as investors await U.S. unemployment data. By 1036 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan criticised Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Friday, increasing doubts that Ankara will back him to become NATO's next chief. In NATO member Turkey's strongest public
Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, as investors were poised to book a portion of their recent hefty gains ahead of key U.S. monthly jobs data.
The struggling U.S. economy probably continued to bleed jobs at a rapid rate in March, continuing to drive up the jobless rate at a startling pace. Forecasters polled by Reuters expect nonfarm
U.S. banks that have received government aid, including Citigroup Inc, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co, are considering buying toxic assets to be sold by rivals under the Treasury's
Google Inc may be in talks to buy internet start-up Twitter, the free micro-blogging service that allows people to send short text messages to a network of friends, the TechCrunch website said
Earnings, equity hit by investment losses During 2009, Moody's Investors Service has taken a number of mainly negative rating actions on European insurance groups, driven by a mixture of concerns including investment
Gold held steady above $900 on Friday following a slump the previous day when its safe-haven status was hit by a stock rally as the G20 agreed on steps to restore global
The yen and the dollar fell to multi-month lows on Friday after G20 leaders boosted investor risk appetite, but later trimmed their losses as some caution returned ahead of U.S. employment figures
World leaders should promptly conclude the Doha round of trade talks as part of their fight against the economic crisis, the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Friday. In
