Average rents for U.S. apartments fell in the fourth quarter, as a sharp economic downturn and rising unemployment left Americans unwilling to pay higher prices, according to data released on Wednesday. Rents
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce plans to spend 140 million pounds ($205 million) to create an extra 35,000 apprenticeships later on Wednesday, his office said in a statement. Brown pledged
By Koh Gui Qing Australia can no longer escape slipping into its first recession in 18 years this year as unemployment is set to rise more than expected following a surprisingly sharp
A high-profile Chinese lawyer demanded on Wednesday that the government open its books to the public in an unusually direct display of the legal activism that the Communist Party sees as a
Global stocks rose on Wednesday, extending a rally into a 10th straight day, inspired by hopes massive U.S. government spending and tax cuts will continue to support the dollar and stimulate demand
Marks & Spencer, Britain's biggest clothing retailer, reported its worst quarterly sales performance for a decade and said it would cut around 1,230 jobs in a bid to save money in a
The EU-harmonised inflation rate (H ICP) in Cyprus fell for the second consecutive month in December, by 1.01% compared with a fall of 1.2% in November. The largest fall was recorded in
The two community leaders in Cyprus reached agreement Monday on the issue of harmonisation and cooperation between the federal government and the constituent states. This was achieved during their first meeting of
The leaders of the two communities in Cyprus will hold today their first meeting for 2009 in the framework of the UN- led negotiating process, which began in September with a view
Officials from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank on Sunday vowed to fight the damaging effects of deflation as the global economy suffers a deep and lengthy recession. In just
