British public borrowing spiked to its highest since records began more than 60 years ago in 2008/9 and unemployment hit its worst in more than 11 years, setting a grim backdrop to
European shares ticked higher early on Wednesday as banks gained ground, offsetting the impact of Roche, which tumbled after a cancer drug setback, while company results sent mixed signals. At 0830 GMT,
Dow Jones futures were down 0.5 percent at 0920 GMT, S&P 500 futures off 0.7 percent and Nasdaq futures off 0.5 percent, suggesting a softer start for U.S. stocks on Wednesday. *
Asian stocks edged up on Wednesday supported by the top U.S. Treasury official saying most banks have adequate capital, but caution was likely to reign until official results of "stress tests" were
The European Central Bank is holding talks with the Bank of England on extending its new stock and bond settlement system beyond the euro zone under a plan to slash trading costs,
The European Commission said on Tuesday it had proposed giving Romania 5 billion euros in financial assistance to help Bucharest deal with the effects of the financial crisis. Romania secured a 20
European shares fell by midday on Tuesday in choppy trade as declines in bank stocks offset gains in defensives led higher by record earnings from British retailer Tesco. At 1117 GMT, the
World stocks sold off on Tuesday and Wall Street looked set to open lower after a more than one-month long rally lost some of its immediate fiz due to renewed worries about
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday on concerns about the state of corporate profits after Bank of New York Mellon cut its quarterly dividend and DuPont warned of
European shares bucked the global trend on Tuesday, rising despite renewed fears about banking credit and keeping up hopes that a global equity rally would continue. World stocks as measured by MSCI
