Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares after Monday's steep sell-off and news that General Electric would maintain its dividend helped buoy sentiment. GE shares climbed more than 9
U.S. automakers started to submit plans demanded by Congress as the Big Three's CEOs and lawmakers gird for debate over a $25 billion bailout the industry says it needs to survive. Under
Nokia launched a flagship phone to update its aging high-end offering, but analysts said the device would not be enough on its own to help the world's top mobile phone maker recover
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is likely to consider a plan this month to auction public airwaves with a mandate that the winning bidder set aside some for free Internet nationwide, a
Oil fell below $49 a barrel on Tuesday, after reversing early losses in response to a rally in U.S. and European shares. It had earlier fallen to a new 3-1/2-year low below
European stocks closed higher on Tuesday in choppy trade as banks recovered after earlier falls and energy shares rose as crude bounced from 3-1/2 year lows. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top
The UK equity market is showing signs of bottoming out and stabilising as a range of key indicators reach historic levels, the manager of Fidelity's Special Situations Fund said. "Everything I look
European stock index futures pointed to early losses on Tuesday, adding to the previous session's 6 percent drop as signs of a worsening global slowdown knocked down stocks around the world. At
Australia slashed rates by a full percentage point on Tuesday and Japan's central bank met to consider its response to an acute cash squeeze, kicking off another global push to shore up
Germany will not take part in a "senseless" international competition to spend billions of euros to boost flagging economic growth, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday. Despite heavy criticism from across Europe
