U.S. stock futures and oil fell on Friday and major government bonds and the yen rallied after data showed the world's biggest economy lost a bigger-than-expected 533,000 non-farm payrolls in November. The
Employers axed payrolls by a shocking 533,000 in November for the weakest performance in 34 years, government data on Friday showed, as the recession inflicted a mounting toll on the U.S. labor
Britain's top share index fell 1.1 percent by midday on Friday, with oils and miners leading the fall on weakening global demand for commodities while investors focused their attention a key U.S.
Asian shares edged higher on Friday following record rate cuts by central banks in Europe, though plenty of caution remained, lifting the dollar ahead of what is expected to be dismal U.S.
Germany's upper house of parliament approved on Friday the government's planned package of measures to boost Europe's biggest economy. Approval from the Bundesrat clears the way for most measures in the package,
Morgan Stanley widened its fourth-quarter loss estimate on Goldman Sachs Group Inc, citing a fall in equity, credit and real-estate asset values in November, and rising negative marks on the firm's illiquid
Repairing the giant particle collider built to simulate the "Big Bang" could cost up to 35 million Swiss francs ($29 million), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Friday. Announcing
Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed "Koobface" that uses the social network's messaging system to infect PCs, then tries to gather sensitive information such as credit card
Sales of mobile phones are shrinking faster than expected as consumers are cutting spending, the world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday in its second warning in three weeks. "Consumers
European stocks are set to open sharply lower on Friday, tracking weakness in the U.S. markets on disappointing profit outlooks from large companies and as low oil prices sent the energy sector
