Hong Kong shares ended higher on Thursday, extending their gain for the week to more than 5% as broad buying of large caps, in particular technology and laggard financial issues, by funds
China will cast a sceptical eye over a U.S. offer to free up trade in high-tech goods and will refuse to be drawn into a bargain to speed up appreciation of its
Tesco, the world's No. 3 retailer, posted a smaller-than-expected rise in Christmas sales, joining the ranks of British retailers to blame severe winter weather for hitting purchases of non-food goods. The increase
Home Retail, Britain's No. 1 household goods retailer, said sales had fallen less than analysts expected at both its Argos and Homebase units in the run-up to Christmas, and forecast yearly profit
Dixons Retail, Europe's No. 2 electricals retailer, forecast full-year profit around the bottom end of market expectations after Christmas sales in the UK were hit by December's adverse weather. The company, which
Airbus basked in the world's biggest commercial plane order on Wednesday, with shares in parent EADS lifted by news of its $15.6 bln 180-aircraft deal with Indian airline IndiGo. The agreed purchase
Britain's bank bonuses row flared into life on Wednesday as a report the boss of bailed-out British bank Lloyds will take a 2 mln pound bonus clashed with a new government pledge
In the next three months Israel will know when the country will start the production of natural gas, said Wednesday, new Ambassador of Israel to Nicosia Michael Harrari. Israeli Ambassador was speaking
Germany's economy rebounded last year at its fastest pace since reunification but consumer spending stayed modest, leaving analysts and other euro zone states hoping a more balanced recovery would take hold this
Europe must improve political coordination in order to provide more stability for the euro currency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. Merkel was speaking after the European Union's top economic official,
