Gold slipped slightly from its all time high on Wednesday as the dollar steadied, while global stocks rose for the third day in a row. Investors also continued their scramble for yield,
Japans Nikkei average rose 1.1 percent on Wednesday, with shares of steel and metals companies rising in the wake of a jump in commodity prices, while banks climbed on continued optimism about
U.S. labor and manufacturing groups urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to live up to his campaign rhetoric and formally label China a currency manipulator in a Treasury Department report due out
A Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday that while the U.S. economy is clearly rebounding, it is too soon to begin to withdraw the Federal Reserve's massive support. "I see nothing that
Asian shares pushed up for a second day on Wednesday, with Taiwan's benchmark index nearing a 16-month high, as growing confidence in a strengthening global recovery boosted resource and financial companies. European
European shares were sharply higher by midday on Tuesday with the heavyweight banking sector boosted by an upgrade from BofA Merrill Lynch. At 1057 GMT the FTSEurofirst 300 was up 1.4 percent
Britain's top share index was up 1.6 percent at midday on Tuesday, driven by gains from miners and energy stocks buoyed by firmer commodity prices, and with banks on the rise helped
U.S. stocks are expected to trade higher on Tuesday as the futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 0.2 to 0.3 percent at 4.18 a.m.
Tesco the world's third-biggest retailer, posted first-half profit towards the top end of forecasts and said it was seeing a gradual economic recovery with shoppers starting to treat themselves again. The supermarket
Britain's leading share index rose 0.5 percent early on Tuesday, drawing strength from a rebound on Wall Street overnight, with gains in banks and miners offsetting weakness in defensive telecoms and pharmaceuticals.
