Global share markets were becalmed on Tuesday and the dollar struggled after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a cautious assessment of the world's biggest economy, driving investors towards government debt. European
Japan's government agreed on a $81 billion stimulus package on Tuesday, aimed at preventing the economy from tipping back into recession as deflation persists and a strong yen threatens exports. Economists said
Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.07 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures
European shares drifted higher in early trade on Tuesday, with drugmakers in demand as banks came under pressure after subdued comments on prospects for the economy from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Google Inc has revamped its search engine to allow results to be refreshed with up-to-the-second data increasingly churned out by the new crop of real-time Web products. The move to integrate real-time
Britain's top share index was 0.1 percent lower in early deals on Tuesday as weakness in banks and in Tesco after disappointing Q3 numbers offset a rally by oil majors, with investors
Next year's summit of the Group of 20 developed and developing nations will be held in Toronto on June 26 and 27, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday. Harper also
The dollar dipped on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dampened speculation of an early U.S. interest rate rise, while shares faltered on renewed concern about the strength of the global
An International Monetary Fund team will visit Dubai in coming weeks to look closer at the economic impact of the Dubai World debt crisis and actions needed to resolve it, a senior
Dubai has ring-fenced prized assets such as Emirates airline from the $26 billion debt restructuring of Dubai World, denting fragile investor sentiment ahead of talks between the state conglomerate and key creditors.
