US foreclosures jump 57% in last 12 months

Home foreclosure filings surged 57% in the 12 month-period ended in March and bank repossessions soared 129% from a year ago, as homeowners struggled to make mortgage payments, real estate data firm

Bear Stearns profit falls 79%

Bear Stearns said on Monday profit fell 79% in its fiscal first quarter, ahead of a liquidity crisis that led to the investment bank's purchase by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Net income

McDonald’s U.S. sales up 0.9% in March

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A closely watched poll of McDonald's Corp domestic franchisees showed that U.S. same-store sales ticked up 0.9% in March, the smallest increase in the survey's roughly three-year history,

Bank of Cyprus to issue share options

The Annual General Meeting of Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd that will be held at the Bank of Cyprus Group Headquarters on Wednesday, 14 May 2008 at 4.30pm will among others