Asian share markets gained for a second session on Wednesday as blockbuster results from tech bellweather Intel Corp seemed to augur well for the U.S. earnings season and for consumer demand globally.
British commercial property values fell 0.9 percent in June, nearly half May's decline and taking the market's total fall to 44.1 percent since June 2007, as the UK real estate slump enters
Britain was "gaining traction" in persuading its EU partners to rein in a draft law regulating hedge funds but the industry should also get its customers out on the campaign trail, a
Strong Goldman Sachs profits and rising U.S. retail sales fanned optimism on Tuesday that global recession may be waning, but Europe showed signs of only stuttering economic recovery at best. Wall Street's
A burst of confidence in U.S. financial stocks lifted global equities on Tuesday and Goldman Sachs kept the mood buoyant with a strong set of earnings. U.S. retail sales for June also
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday he saw signs of confidence returning to the U.S. financial sector and pledged that the United States would pursue policies that preserve the dollar's
Strength in banks powered gains in European equities which rallied for a second day on Tuesday, ahead of results from U.S. bellwethers Goldman Sachs and Intel. By 1023 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300
European equities raced higher on Tuesday following sharp gains in the previous session, with investors snapping up banks and commodity shares ahead of results from companies like Goldman and Intel. At 0832
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a stronger open on Wall Street on Tuesday, ahead of eagerly-awaited quarterly results from Goldman Sachs (GS.N). At 0809 GMT, futures for the S&P 500 were
A burst of confidence in U.S. financial stocks lifted global equities on Tuesday ahead of results for bellwether Goldman Sachs. The dollar was slightly weaker against major currencies, following a recent trend
