U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday called a House-passed climate change bill "an extraordinary first step," but spoke out against a provision that would impose trade penalties on countries that fail to
As world stocks wrap up what is likely to be the best quarter in at least two decades next week, tests of the sustainability of a rally in risk loom for global
Copper steadied on Friday as investors digested a mixed bag of data and weighed weak fundamentals against optimism about potential economic recovery. Copper for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange was
Britain's top share index gained 0.3 percent by midday as a rebound in crude prices lifted energy firms, while defensive tobacco stocks and drugmakers also rose outweighing weakness in heavyweight Vodafone. By
Oil and metal prices rose on Friday, driving a rise for world stocks, while the U.S. dollar and government bond prices slipped as investors gingerly put funds back into riskier assets. U.S.
Asian share markets rose on Friday as higher oil and metals prices boosted resource stocks, while the dollar fell on lower U.S. yields and as investors gingerly shifted some funds back into
China on Thursday stepped up accusations that Google is spreading obscene content over the Internet, a day after U.S. officials urged Beijing to abandon plans for controversial filtering software on new computers.
Palm Inc (PALM.O) posted a narrower-than-expected fiscal fourth quarter loss on Thursday, and highlighted strong demand for its just-unveiled Pre smartphone. Palm's shares rose more than 14 percent in after-hours trading. Executives
Japanese consumer prices fell at a record pace in the year to May, adding to other weak signals about the health of the global economy, but stock markets headed for a positive
Ecuador's left-wing President Rafael Correa blamed capitalism on Thursday for the global financial crisis, suggesting at a U.N. conference that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank be abolished. Criticism of the
