Irish voters' approval of the European Union's Lisbon treaty has exposed divisions within Britain's opposition Conservative Party over how far to press their campaign against the treaty. Following are views on how
European shares moved higher in early trade on Thursday, with banks and commodity stocks the biggest gainers as investors awaited rate decisions by the Bank of England and European Central Bank. By
Thursday's meeting between President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, in the framework of the second round of negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem,
Gold hit a fresh record high on Thursday as the dollar struggled, while emerging market stocks climbed to their highest level this year. European shares opened more than 1 percent higher ahead
Gold hit another record high on Wednesday before falling back a bit as the dollar stabilised and global stocks flat, weighed by losses Europe. Wall Street looked set to open higher. The
Oil prices rose for the third day and topped $71 a barrel on Wednesday, as an industry report showing a small drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles last week fed optimism for a
European shares edged higher in early trade on Wednesday, building on a major gain in the previous session, with miners among the biggest risers. At 0838 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of
* U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open for Wall Street on Wednesday, extending the previous session's sharp gains and ahead of the start of third-quarter earnings season, with aluminium
Britain's top share index was flat early on Wednesday as investors paused for breath after the previous session's sharp rise, with gains in miners offsetting weak energy stocks and ahead of the
Amazon.com Inc is introducing Kindle, its wireless electronic reader, for over 100 countries, including China and most of Europe, intensifying a battle for the burgeoning digital book market. The move, announced on
