Suez Environnement, a global leader in water and waste businesses, celebrated its listing and first day of trading Tuesday on two of NYSE Euronext's European markets: Paris and Brussels, following its spin-off as part of the GDF Suez merger. It will trade under the ticker symbol " SEV " for Paris and " SEVB "

Stock futures pointed to a lower start on Wall Street, tracking a slide in European equities after dismal results from U.S. blue chips American Express, Apple and Texas Instruments. At 0950 GMT futures for both the Dow Jones industrial average and for the S&P 500 fell 0.8% and futures for the Nasdaq slid 1.7%. American

European shares fell on Tuesday, led by Vodafone, which sank after issuing a weak outlook, while banks were weighed down by disappointing earnings from American Express. By 0826 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 1.4% to 1,153.72 points. Telecoms and technology stocks took a hit after both Vodafone and Ericsson

It turns out Batman is more of a superhero than first thought. The latest installment in the Caped Crusader franchise, "The Dark Knight," enhanced its status as the biggest movie opening of all time at the North American box office, according to final data issued on Monday by its distributor, Warner Bros. Pictures. The film

Ranges seen holding The dollar was stuck near recent record lows versus the euro on Tuesday, with investors focusing on worries about the U.S. financial sector. The U.S. currency got a slight boost the previous session from Bank of America results which were better than expected, but dismal earnings after the bell from other companies

Weak corporate earnings hit European stocks on Tuesday, eclipsing large gains in Japan, while oil rose despite a diminishing threat to U.S. production from Tropical Storm Dolly. The dollar was steady against major currencies but euro zone government bonds gained on the volatility in equity markets. European shares fell sharply in early trading, weakened by

Apple Inc said on Monday its current-quarter earnings would be well below Wall Street targets, sending shares of the iPhone, iPod and Macintosh maker down 10%. Apple has a reputation for conservative financial forecasts, and it posted third-quarter earnings on Monday that swept by its own target and those of Wall Street, leaving some analysts

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc on Monday posted better-than-expected net new subscriptions for the second quarter, lifting its total to about 9.7 mln, and sending shares up more than 6%. In a preliminary report, XM, which is in the process of being acquired by rival broadcaster Sirius Satellite Radio, said it added 322,000 new net

American Express Co, a credit card issuer and processing network, reported a steeper-than-expected 38% drop in quarterly profit as it set aside more money to cover credit losses and its shares fell sharply after hours. American Express said that even its best clients were spending less and taking longer to pay bills. With customers weaker,