The Chinese government will deliver on its commitment to spend 1.18 trillion yuan ($173 billion) before the end of 2010, the core of the country's stimulus package, a deputy finance minister said
U.S. consumer spending rose for a second straight month in November as incomes recorded their biggest gain in six months, data showed on Wednesday, boosting hopes of a self-sustaining economic recovery. The
Britain's top share index rose 0.8 percent by Wednesday midday, as commodity stocks and banks led a broad-based rally, underpinned by the minutes showing unanimous vote from the BoE to retain its
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.3 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.25 percent and Nasdaq 100
World stocks rose for a third straight session on Wednesday and the dollar set a two-month peak against the yen after upbeat U.S. housing market data fanned expectations for a solid recovery
Britain's top share index advanced for a third straight session on Wednesday, reflecting strength on Wall Street on optimism about the housing sector, with commodity stocks and banks among the top risers.
North and South American users of Research in Motion Ltd's BlackBerry smartphone suffered widespread delays in message services on Tuesday, just a week after another outage struck the popular corporate network. Customers
Audiences have given Hollywood a big present in advance of Christmas — U.S. and Canadian movie ticket sales for 2009 were expected to cross the annual $10 billion mark on Tuesday night
Indian and Australian shares led Asian stock markets higher on Wednesday, while oil and gold came under pressure as the dollar held firm thanks to optimism about the U.S. economy. Leading European
World stocks rose for a second day running on Tuesday and the dollar clung onto gains despite data showing the U.S. economy grew in the third quarter at a slower pace than
