Britain's economy grew twice as fast as expected in the third quarter and ratings agency Standard and Poor's lifted the threat of a credit downgrade, a boost for a government under fire
Britain's finance minister George Osborne is unnecessarily risking the economic recovery with his deep spending cuts, the country's new Nobel Prize winning economist was quoted as saying on Saturday. Cyprus-born Christopher Pissarides
The dollar edged higher against the yen and euro on Wednesday after the Wall Street Journal said the Federal Reserve was likely to unveil plans for gradual Treasury purchases at its policy
No bank should ever receive taxpayer money and strong banks are in favour of strong regulation, the incoming head of British bank Barclays Plc said on Monday. "No bank should ever, ever
Glamorous Russian spy Anna Chapman has told a popular men's magazine she likes hopeless romantics, in her first interview since she was deported from the United States in July. The redhead said
Stuart Rose, chairman of bellwether British retailer Marks & Spencer, said consumers can cope with government spending cuts and retail sales will grow next year, even though trading will be tough. "I
British Prime Minister David Cameron urged companies on Monday to use more of their profits to expand and promised to do more to get bank lending flowing to smaller firms as huge
BP's new chief executive said its rivals and the media had helped cause a climate of fear during the summer when the oil giant's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well caused the worst
German sporting goods maker Puma said it would bring criminal charges against its partners in a Greek joint venture after discovering a swindle that could cost it as much as 130 mln
Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.3% on Monday as the yen reached a fresh 15-year high on the dollar and approached its all-time peak, but investors were careful about trading actively ahead of
