Greece granted European Goldfields a long-awaited permit to mine for gold in the country's north on Friday, a move set to turn the London-based firm into the European Union's largest primary gold
Thailand's prime minister elect, Yingluck Shinawatra, sought on Friday to dispel fears of a crippling inflationary backlash from populist promises made in her election campaign, saying she would weigh up the consequences
Space shuttle Atlantis was set to rocket off its seaside launch pad in Florida on Friday on the final flight in the 30-year U.S. shuttle program. Liftoff was set for 11:26 a.m.
The IMF executive board on Friday is expected to approve the disbursement of just over 3 bln euros for Greece, in time to help the country pay debts falling due this month.
Asian stocks are set for their third consecutive week of gains on expectations of strong U.S. jobs data later on Friday while the euro held on to most of its overnight gains
International financiers and European Union officials failed to make progress on Thursday in securing a private sector contribution to a second bailout of Greece, as bond yields continued to climb because of
* $9.4 bln takeover faces antitrust review in Europe* The New York Stock Exchange, an icon of American capitalism, moved closer to ceding control to a German company on Thursday, with few
* Raises benchmark rate to 1.5%, second hike this year * The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the second time this year on Thursday and signalled further policy tightening to
European shares resumed an uptrend on Thursday, bouncing back from a pullback a day earlier, with investors awaiting comments from the European Central Bank for clues on its monetary policy outlook after
The European Central Bank raised interest rates a quarter of a percentage point to 1.5% on Thursday, in an effort to curb inflationary pressures threatening buying power in the common currency region.
