Stock futures pointed to a higher open on Monday as a softer dollar helped boost commodity prices and, potentially, earnings of export oriented U.S. companies. In a possible sign of healthier capital
On the surface, a glimmer of confidence is returning to the battered U.S. housing market, after more than three years of gut-wrenching defaults, price slumps and foreclosures. But investors and homeowners in
Equity markets forged higher on Monday with Wall Street looking set for gains as investors bet on a positive corporate earnings season in both the United States and Europe. The dollar was
The world's book trade meets in Frankfurt next week on the brink of a long-feared transformation of the industry for which few are well prepared. Electronic reading devices like Amazon's Kindle are
Stock futures climbed on Monday as a softer dollar helped boost commodity prices and, potentially, earnings of export oriented U.S. companies. In a sign of potentially healthier capital markets, private equity firm
European shares were higher in early trade on Monday, with banks and commodity shares topping the risers and Philips Electronics gaining after its third-quarter results beat forecasts. By 0835 GMT the pan-European
A response to a freedom of information request by Reuters showed accounting firm KPMG has been paid more than any other company for work related to Britain's plan to insure the risky
European shares followed Wall Street higher on Monday on optimism about the third-quarter earnings season, while the dollar gained for the second session in a row. Gold, currently running at record high
Britain's top shares rose 1.0 percent early on Monday, regaining 5,200 points for the first time in over a year on advances in oil majors and a rally by Vodafone, with investors
Singapore's central bank decided against encouraging currency appreciation at a policy review on Monday, saying it lacked faith in the global recovery and feared slower growth in the island's export-dependent economy. The
