The U.S. manufacturing sector grew for a fifth straight month in December, its best showing since early 2006, adding to hopes of a more robust U.S. recovery in 2010, data showed on
U.S. stocks moved up at the open on Monday, the first trading day of 2010, on a rise in crude oil and other commodity prices and ahead of data expected to show
Japan's Nikkei average hit a 15-month closing high on Tuesday after solid U.S. manufacturing data boosted investor confidence in the economy, lifting some blue-chip shares such as Canon Inc. But the market
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday for the first session of the year, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.7 percent, Dow Jones
Financial markets kicked off 2010 on an upbeat note on Monday with world stocks close to 15-month highs on hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. The dollar was slightly weaker against a
Britain's top share index gained 0.6 percent in early trade on Monday, the first session of 2010, carrying over the end-2009 rally thanks to strength in heavyweight banks, oils, and miners. At
European shares rose on the first trading session of the year on Monday, extending last year's strong run, with banks, oil producers and drugmakers leading the gainers. By 0836 GMT, the FTSEurofirst
The dollar dipped, coming off an earlier four-month high against the yen on Monday but remained broadly supported on growing optimism about the prospects for a U.S. recovery which has pushed up
The economic downturn has frozen tourists' enthusiasm to travel to one of Australia's most remote and inhospitable Antarctic outposts with tourism operators reporting a sharp downturn in bookings. In January 2009 the
Outdone by an tower extending over 800 metres in Dubai, the world's former tallest building, Taipei 101, wants to become the highest green structure by completing a checklist of clean energy standards,
