Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Thursday after consumer bellwether Wal-Mart reported flat quarterly profits and as investors awaited producer price and jobless data for insight into the state
European shares were lower at midday on Thursday in a choppy session, with energy stocks dropping on weaker crude prices and the banking sector falling from earlier rises. By 1052 GMT, the
Documents made public on Wednesday confirm former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson gave nine major banks no choice but to allow the government to take equity stakes in them as the Bush
Britain's top share index fell 0.3 percent early on Thursday, its fourth straight day in the red, weighed by commodity stocks, as concerns about the state of the global economy resurfaced. By
The Obama administration moved on Wednesday to exert more control over the shadowy over-the-counter derivatives market, now closely linked to the global credit crisis. Federal regulators proposed subjecting all over-the-counter derivatives dealers
Asian stocks fell on Thursday as weak U.S. retail sales underscored the long road to economic recovery, prompting investors to take profits on winning bets in equities, higher-yielding currencies and commodities over
World stocks fell for a fourth straight day on Thursday while the low-yielding dollar and yen advanced as weak U.S. retail sales data prompted investors to cut back on risky assets after
Demand for energy-thirsty gadgets such as cell phones, iPods, PCs and plasma TVs is undoing efficiency gains elsewhere, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. The Paris-based energy adviser to 28 developed
The U.S. financial system has completed a big part of the painful adjustment away from its excessively leveraged state, and lending is starting to improve, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on
Stocks fell on Wednesday after key U.S. retail sales data came in worse than expected, dampening hopes of a quick economic recovery. Shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N), the world's biggest retailer
