The federal government's stimulus package plus budget increases will give the National Cancer Institute enough money to raise by a third the number of research projects it pays for, the agency's director
European shares were lower in early trade on Tuesday, adding to losses from the previous session as investors continued to fret that a recent good run of corporate earnings was not sustainable.
Tesco, the world's No.3 retailer, showed its resilience to the economic downturn, posting a 10 percent rise in underlying annual profit to 3.13 billion pounds ($4.6 billion), a record for a British
Evidence of more pain inflicted by the global financial crisis on banks, manufacturers and whole economies dampened hopes for a speedy recovery and snapped a six-week global stocks rally. Bank of America
The euro fell against the dollar and the yen on Monday on uncertainties over the next policy steps the European Central Bank will take to stimulate the economy. ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet
Britain has been through the worst of the recession and will return to modest growth in the second half of 2010, an influential business group said in its latest economic forecast on
Obama administration officials have determined they can avoid asking Congress for more bank bailout funds by converting existing loans to the largest U.S. banks into common stock, The New York Times reported
World stocks steadied on Monday, holding off last week's three-month high, while government bonds rose as investors grew cautious before a series of first-quarter company results due this week. Key firms reporting
The euro retreated on Friday and hit a one-month low against the dollar, dented by uncertain prospects for the euro zone's economy and monetary policy. The euro lost ground against the yen
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