European equities were poised to rise on Monday, adding to the previous session's rally and mirroring gains on Wall Street and in Asia, as investors applauded the G20's pledge to maintain their
Better-than-expected U.S. jobs data helped buoy European stocks and put Wall Street on track for a positive open on Friday, while the dollar gained. The U.S. Labor Department said employers cut a
Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Friday following data that showed U.S. employers cut fewer-than-expected jobs in August even as the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high. Wall Street
The pace of U.S. job losses hit a one-year low last month but the unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent, the government said on Friday in a report
Real estate and construction firms have been the worst hit in Britain by the global downturn, with the number going bust more than doubling since the credit crunch started two years ago,
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, ahead of eagerly-awaited monthly U.S. jobs data and unemployment rate. At 5:29 a.m. EDT, futures for the S&P
Apple Inc's media extravaganza next week is being greeted with unusual calm, as it is uncertain if charismatic CEO Steve Jobs will appear and investors have nothing much to bet on apart
The global economy is emerging from a deep downturn but the recovery will be sluggish and unwinding stimulus measures too soon could derail an upswing, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on
New car sales in Britain rose for a second month running in August as the government's "cash for bangers" scheme lured cost-conscious buyers on to forecourts. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and
The G20 will promise this weekend to keep economic support packages in place until recovery is certain and seek to reassure financial markets they have credible plans to withdraw the stimulus when
