Sagging bank and commodity stocks dragged Britain's top share index down 1.3 percent by midday on Tuesday as doubts about the summer's strong rally began to appear. At 1032 GMT, the FTSE
Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, ahead of report expected to show U.S. manufacturing expanded for the first time since the recession began, as fears persist about the strength of the global
Britain's top share index was slightly lower in early trade on Tuesday, as weak banks and miners outweighed gains in defensives such as pharmaceutical, beverage and tobacco stocks. At 0807 GMT, the
Internet auction and services company EBay Inc has reached a deal to sell its online telephony unit Skype to a group of private investors, the New York Times said, citing two people
Net lending to Britons in July was its weakest since records began in 1993, even as the number of mortgages approved rose to its highest since April 2008, Bank of England figures
Global stocks eased on Tuesday as buoyant shares and economic data in China failed to erase concern over the durability of the recent rally, while the yen held firm after a landslide
Oil climbed back above $70 a barrel on Tuesday as stock markets rallied and manufacturing sector data suggested China's economic recovery was on track. Oil prices fell almost 4 percent on Monday,
European shares were higher in early trade on Tuesday, with investors sticking to defensive drugmakers as they await U.S. pending home sales. By 0706 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top
Switzerland's deep recession unexpectedly eased in the second quarter thanks to an increase in private and public spending, while a drop in imports outstripped the decline in exports. Gross domestic product (GDP)
China's vast manufacturing sector kept up its steady recovery last month, ignoring the gloom engulfing the Shanghai stock market, a pair of surveys showed on Tuesday. The two indexes, compiled from polls
