Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.2 percent on Monday, with exporters such as Kyocera Corp down after disappointing U.S. corporate earnings robbed the market of upward momentum sparked by earlier upbeat results.
Dollar little changed, oil steady after topping $79 Asian shares hovered near 14-month highs on Monday, shaking off an early dip after disappointing earnings from U.S. corporate bellwethers such as General Electric
Britain needs to balance its public finances by the 2015/16 tax year to avoid undermining investor confidence, the Confederation of British Industry said on Monday. The business lobby group urged Chancellor Alistair
Asking prices for homes in England and Wales rose on an annual basis for the first in more than a year in October, property Web site Rightmove said on Monday, buoyed by
World stocks fell and the euro retreated against the dollar on Friday as optimism about the third-quarter corporate earnings season faded after weak results from General Electric and Bank of America. General
Four major risks threaten a solid year-end rally to cap this year's stunning bounce back by global equities — earnings, bonds, currencies and cash. Investor optimism has been so unrestrained recently that
Bank of America Corp posted its second quarterly loss in less than a year as it suffered from consumer credit losses. The nation's largest bank reported a net loss of $1 billion,
General Electric Co reported a 42 percent drop in profit, as a global economic slump hammered its hefty finance arm and eroded demand for the heavy equipment it manufactures. The largest U.S.
Wall Street was set for a lower open on Friday after General Electric Co (GE.N) a 42 percent drop in quarterly earnings and Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) posted a quarterly loss
Lloyds Banking Group Plc agreed to sell its loss-making Halifax estate agency business for a token 1 pound ($1.62) and will shed a further 360 jobs in the process, the part-nationalised British
