Oil prices rose above $69 a barrel on Tuesday ahead of an OPEC ministers meeting, which analysts said would see more target compliance rhetoric but no change in output limits. NYMEX crude
Oil at close to $70 means OPEC will almost certainly keep existing output cuts in place when it meets in Vienna on Wednesday, although it could seek to tighten compliance with existing
Emerging markets stocks hit a new year high on Tuesday, rising to levels last seen before the Lehman Brothers collapse, and world stocks in general headed towards a new 2009 peak. The
Britain's leading share index rose on Tuesday touching its highest level since last October, bolstered by miners as gold rose above $1,000 an ounce, and with sentiment lifted as takeover activity came
The European Parliament's main eurosceptic group will not support European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso for a second term if a vote goes ahead in the EU assembly next week, its leader
Fast food giant McDonald's on Tuesday lost an eight-year trademark battle against a Malaysian curry restaurant after the country's highest court allowed the latter to use the prefix 'Mc'. Malaysia's Federal Court
British companies expect to cut jobs at a slower pace in the next three months with some sectors, notably finance, expecting to boost headcount, a survey showed on Tuesday. A quarterly survey
Japanese bank lending grew at the slowest pace in a year in the 12 months to August partly as companies saddled with excess capacity have less need to borrow funds for capital
Asian shares touched a one-year high on Tuesday, while gold prices hit $1,000 an ounce for the first time in six months in a sign of investor concerns about the sustainability of
Investors jumped into equities on Monday, sending world stocks close to their highest level for the year, while the dollar weakened across the board as demand for riskier assets took hold. A
