By Jane Baird Britain should clearly define "prime" borrowers to help revive the moribund market for securities backed by home loans, a Schroders fund manager told Reuters. A government-sponsored report by James
LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – British manufacturing activity fell for a third straight month in July and at the sharpest rate in almost a decade as firms struggled with record price pressures
World stocks fell on Friday as investors focused on the latest U.S. jobs data due later in the day while the dollar strengthened slightly. Euro zone government bonds traded in a narrow
At home, the mood on the Cyprus stock exchange continued to be affected by negative market sentiments and preparations for the summer holidays, despite the end-of-month colossal convertible bond issue by the
In the wake of Tuesday's court decision to block the closure of Turkey's ruling party, the primary question is whether policymakers will quickly go back to work, especially on the economic reform
BMW Group has adjusted its outlook to difficult market conditions with the risk provision expense increased to 695 mln euros, an expense of 107 mln euros for personnel measures, higher raw material
CNP Assurances, the leading personal insurer in France, with operations in the rest of Europe and in South America, has announced its premium income figures for the second quarter and first half
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, began shipping the influenza virus vaccine, Fluzone, in the United States for the 2008-2009 season. The first 1.3 mln doses of the vaccine began
An emergency dose of government stimulus helped the economy grow at a 1.9% annual rate in the second quarter, a soft pace but enough to take it off a path perilously close
Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii video game console outsold Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 by more than 3-to-1 in Japan in July, a game magazine publisher said. Nintendo sold 171,851 units of the Wii
