House prices in Britain rose for a third month running in July, the Nationwide Building Society said on Thursday, providing further evidence that property prices may have stabilised despite low turnover. The
US Stocks opened lower on Wednesday as a larger-than-expected 2.5 percent drop in June new orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods revived worries that the economic recovery might be weak. Falling commodity
British low-cost airline easyJet has predicted a full-year pretax profit of 25-50 million pounds ($41-$82 million) despite the severe industry downturn, while maintaining its fleet growth plans to 2011. The carrier said
Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc inked a 10-year Web search deal to better compete against market leader Google Inc but stopped short of combining their display advertising businesses. Yahoo shares fell 7.5
European share indexes were higher in early trade on Wednesday, lifted by the banking and chemical sectors following positive results from Spain's biggest bank Santander and chemical group Bayer. By 0833 GMT
Britain's FTSE 100 share index rose in early trade on Wednesday a day after registering the first decline in the last 12 sessions, with a rebound in financials offsetting weakness in gas
A late sell-off on Shanghai's stock market depressed emerging market stocks on Wednesday and took Asian shares off multi-month peaks, although the mood failed to carry over into Europe. European shares were
Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have agreed to an online search and advertising partnership, in an attempt to rival Google Inc, that will be announced within 24 hours, a source familiar with
British mortgage approvals for house purchase rose to their highest level in more than a year in June but total consumer lending rose by the smallest amount on record, official data showed
Asian shares hovered near their 10-month peaks on Wednesday as investors wait for more company earnings, but China's CSCEC made a blockbuster listing in Shanghai. Stock indices in Australia, Japan and South
