Futures for the Nasdaq 100 briefly turned negative on Thursday ahead of major earnings results, with Greek credit default swap hitting record highs prompting investors to trade cautiously. At 1124 GMT (6:24
Ford Motor Co posted 2009 earnings of $2.7 billion on Thursday, its first full-year profit since 2005, and said it expected a 2010 profit amid market share gains and a slow U.S.
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the ratings for Aldar Properties PJSC, the Trust Certificates (sukuk) issued by Sukuk Funding (No. 2) Limited and the guaranteed Notes issued by Atlantic Finance Limited, to
Oil rose above $74 on Thursday, rebounding from six-week lows hit the previous day, after a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama eased market worries over plans to limit bank risk-taking by
Euro zone countries, including France and Germany, are studying ways of helping Greece resolve its budget problems but will only act if Athens does more to clean up its accounts, Le Monde
Asian equities rose on Thursday, snapping a nine-day decline, led by upbeat earnings expectations and a relief rally in U.S. stock futures after U.S. President Obama appeared to moderate his tone on
Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.6 percent to snap a four-day losing streak on Thursday, with upbeat reports on profits at Honda Motor and Sony Corp adding to momentum from strong earnings at
Nintendo Co Ltd posted a 23 percent fall in quarterly profit as software sales for its DS handheld game player slowed and it cut the price of its Wii console, and the
Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a sleek tablet that it called the iPad, pitching the new gadget at a surprisingly low price to bridge the gap between smartphones
U.S. bank Citigroup Inc (C.N) is in advanced talks to sell its real estate investment business and has prepared a shortlist of final bidders, Bloomberg reported, citing two people familiar with the
