U.S. stocks fell on Friday, the day after logging their best gains in three months, as sectors that have led the rally pulled back. Several reports pointed to a mixed economic picture
Social networking website Facebook was awarded $711.2 million in damages relating to an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace, court documents show. Wallace did not oppose the motion or appear at
Britain's top share index looked set to end the month crawling into positive territory by midday on Friday as U.S. data from the previous session helped lift banks, offsetting weak commodities. At
European shares were little changed in midmorning trade on Friday after sharp gains in the previous session on data showing the U.S. had emerged from recession, with firmer banks offsetting weaker energy
Gains by miners and banks helped Britain's leading shares rise 0.6 percent in early trade on Friday, offsetting weakness in heavyweight energy stocks, while advertising firm WPP rose after upbeat third-quarter results.
World stocks crept higher on Friday, extending gains following the United States' jump out of recession, while the dollar drifted ahead of more U.S. data that will add fuel to the recovery
Samsung Electronics and Sony gave a robust outlook on improving demand and cost cuts, fuelling hopes that a recovery in the global tech sector will outlive the pre-Christmas shopping season. The strong
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday following the previous session's sharp rally, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.35 percent, Dow Jones
JP Morgan Chase & Co raised concerns about Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and his associates as far back as 2001, the Financial Times reported, citing an internal company document seen
Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.5 percent on Friday, buoyed by shares of tech companies with improved earnings prospects such as Pioneer Corp, while exporters climbed on data showing the U.S. economy had
