Stocks rose for a third straight session on Thursday on optimism the G20 meeting in London will agree on ways to temper the economic crisis and that new U.S. accounting guidance will
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits surged to a nearly 26-1/2 year high last week, data showed on Thursday, indicating that the pace of job losses was
New orders received by U.S. factories rose in February, government data showed on Thursday, breaking a six-month streak of declines and bolstering hopes the economy may be beginning to crawl out of
Tropical island. Eleven competitors. Osama bin Laden. Porn scandal. Prize? Best job in the world. This is not a reality TV show, but a contest playing for real in Australia's Queensland state
Caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? It'll make you a better employee, according to an Australian study that shows surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity. The University
Copper rose towards a five-month high on Thursday, boosted by firmer equity markets and expectations that the G20 heads in London will craft a response to the worst economic downturn since the 1930s.
World stocks powered higher on Thursday as G20 leaders prepared to boost the International Monetary Fund's finances and more signs appeared that the world economy could be recovering. The European Central Bank
The European Central Bank cut its main refinancing rate by 25 basis points to 1.25 percent on Thursday, disappointing analysts who had expected a larger cut. The ECB cut rates of its
World leaders are close to agreeing a package of $250 billion in financing to support global trade flows, a source at the G20 summit in London told Reuters on Thursday. But analysts
European shares turned positive around midday on Wednesday, with banks gaining, and as U.S. stock index futures pared losses. At 1141 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up
