Gains in miners, buoyed by firmer metal prices and banks, supported by improving risk appetite, lifted Britain's top share index 0.5 percent to a one-month high early on Tuesday. By 0902 GMT
Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. workforce lacked adequate employment in January and struggled to make ends meet with reduced resources and bleak job prospects, according to a Gallup poll released on
A prestigious Chinese university and a lesser-known vocational school have denied a report they were the source of recent cyber attacks on Internet giant Google and other U.S. corporations, Xinhua news agency
The cellphone market will rebound more strongly strongly than expected this year as improving economies boost spending on new gadgets and handset vendors push cheap smartphones, research firm Gartner said on Tuesday.
Greece is asking for political support and time to implement its Stability and Growth Program and prove that it is once again trustworthy, prime minister George Papandreou said in an interview with
The Price Index of Construction Materials for January 2010 recorded an increase of 0,73%, over the previous month. According to the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, the Price Index of
Fuel retailers in Cyprus decided on Monday to go on an indefinite strike as of Tuesday, in a reaction to a maximum price regulation announced earlier in the day. The government issued
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as Schlumberger Ltd agreed to buy Smith International for $11.34 billion in stock and Lowe's Co. posted earnings. * Schlumberger Ltd (SLB.N) agreed to buy
World stocks hit 2-1/2 week highs on Monday and oil reached a six-week peak as investors became increasingly confident about the outlook for the U.S. economic recovery. The euro held above last
Asian stocks leapt to their highest in nearly a month on Monday as risk appetite improved on talk of a quick bailout for Greece and as investors looked past the Federal Reserve's
