Britain's top share index shed 0.9 percent by midday Monday as commodities and banks were weighed by fears that recent monetary tightening moves seen in China and India could stifle the fragile
European shares slipped for a third day on Monday, with drugmakers down after the House of Representatives approved an overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, while renewed worries over Greece hurt banks.
Stock index futures fell on Monday as the passage of sweeping healthcare reform and uncertainty over Greece's debt crisis revived investor risk aversion. European leaders sent out conflicting signals over aid to
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and PetroChina (0857.HK) convinced Arrow Energy (AOE.AX) to accept an increased $3.1 billion bid, giving resource-hungry China its first bite of Australia's burgeoning coal-seam gas industry. The offer,
With speculation swirling that Google Inc will soon announce the closure of its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been hurry up and leave, or simply: so what? On
Microsoft's Internet Explorer has lost market share in major European markets, such as France, Britain and Italy, after the U.S. software firm started to make it easier for European consumers to use
The president of the European Commission challenged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to rise above domestic politics and agree on a financial safety net for debt-stricken Greece to help preserve European monetary union.
The outlook for European building materials companies remains negative, according to Moody's Investors Service. Despite the fact that a bottom may have been reached in terms of volumes in most markets, Moody's
Merkel says Greece should not be focus of EU summit European leaders sent out conflicting signals at the weekend over aid to Greece, with Germany's Angela Merkel urging Athens to solve its
World stocks slipped and the euro wobbled on Monday on renewed investor worries over Greece's debt crisis and after a surprise interest rate hike by India last week stoked concern about riskier
