The U.S. dollar edged higher on Friday but still headed for its biggest weekly fall in 24 years on investor fears that it will lose its status as the world's reserve currency,
Online travel agencies, eager to spur spring bookings in the recession, are locked in a price battle that has some of them cutting fees and reimbursing customers if the price of their
Three of the world's biggest banks on Thursday embarked on fresh steps to boost their balance sheets, as governments moved to crack down on excesses that may have fueled the global credit
Two visiting space shuttle astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday to hook up a final set of solar panel wings to bring the orbital outpost to full power. Spacewalkers
The European Union resisted pressure to pump more cash into its recession-hit economies just as Washington added $5 billion more to its soaring rescue bill, throwing a lifeline to stricken auto parts
The U.S. House of Representatives swiftly passed a bill on Thursday to recoup controversial bonuses paid to American International Group Inc <AIG.N> as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner tried to calm the furor
China and other emerging nations back Russia's call for a discussion on how to replace the dollar as the world's primary reserve currency, a senior Russian government source said on Thursday. Russia
English Premier League soccer team Tottenham Hotspur reported a record half-year profit on Thursday, boosted by player sales, but said it had not been forced to sell its top stars to balance
Investors approved HSBC Holdings Plc's record 12.9 billion pound ($18.4 billion) rights issue on Thursday, which the bank said would keep it financially strong as it faced "unprecedented turmoil". The bank said
British house prices have yet to trough and it will be at least a year before they stabilise despite interest rates remaining at a record low, a Reuters poll showed. Average house
