A pending asset sale and a clean bill of health from its financial regulator has calmed fears Barclays will need to raise cash, and backed up the bank's pledge to emerge as
Federal Reserve policy-makers, faced with bleaker forecasts for a rapidly worsening recession, decided to buy a "substantial" amount of U.S. Treasury and mortgage debt to halt the slide, minutes of their most
The yen drifted lower against the dollar on Thursday, eating into some of its gains made the previous day, but market activity slowed ahead of the Easter holiday weekend. Volatility in stock
The U.S. banking industry seems to be in better shape than many people think, the New York Times said, citing officials involved in federal "stress tests." However, many of the largest American
Nintendo Co said that it would launch a new version of its blockbuster "Wii Sports" software in Japan in June to shore up flagging Wii console sales in its home market but
Japan's Nikkei average climbed 3.7 percent to a three-month closing high on Thursday, with Sony Corp and other electronics firms cheered by an economic stimulus plan that spurred hopes of revived consumer
Japan should spend a larger-than-expected $154 billion to stimulate its economy, the country's ruling party said on Thursday, but South Korea's central bank left interest rates unchanged and said the economy there
Asian stocks pushed back towards a six-month high on Thursday as technology shares resumed their rally, while Japan's surprisingly big stimulus spending and signs of stabilising economic activity drove up government bond
Stock market investors hoping that adages and simplistic trading patterns offer a chance to make easy profits may have to dig a little deeper — and act faster — in an age
European equities rose in afternoon trade on Wednesday, gathering strength from positive U.S. stocks, as banks advanced after recent losses and miners followed firmer metals prices. At 1351 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300
