The Treasury Department is talking to Citigroup Inc (C.N) about how to sell the roughly one-third stake the government acquired as part of its bailout of the bank, news agency Bloomberg reported,
Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.2-0.3 percent, pointing to a weaker start on Wall Street on Tuesday. A federal judge rejected Bank
Britain's top share index was 0.2 percent higher at midday on Tuesday, lifted by a rally from miners and banks, with vague bid rumours, broker comment and the wait for U.S. retail
Hewlett-Packard Co unveiled several new products for the important fall season, including thin and light laptop PCs and an eye-catching new netbook. The world's No. 1 PC maker has ably navigated a
The British economy has probably started growing again but recovery will be slow and risks to inflation are still to the downside, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said on Tuesday. King
Euro zone labour costs jumped in the second quarter, led by rises in industry and the construction sector, despite a hefty fall in employment and increasing joblessness. Hourly labour costs in the
World stocks held steady on Tuesday while the dollar held above this week's seven-month low against the yen as focus shifted to the state of U.S. consumers from a trade spat between
Britain's leading shares were flat early on Tuesday, pressured by losses in heavyweight oil majors as investors awaited UK inflation data to gauge the extent of economic recovery. By 0802 the FTSE
Nikkei average edged up 0.2 percent in choppy trade on Tuesday, buoyed by Canon Inc and other exporters as the yen held steady against the dollar, but worries that it may only
House prices in England and Wales rose for the first time in more than two years, adding to a raft of data suggesting conditions are levelling off as the economy regains its
