U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to
Japanese ruling party powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa, challenging Prime Minister Naoto Kan in a party leadership vote, said on Friday that investing in foreign resources could help curb a rapid rise in the
Russia's plan to extend its grain export ban destabilises markets but does not bring closer a repeat of the 2007/2008 food crisis, a senior UN economist said on Friday after seven people
European Union diplomats agreed on Thursday to set up pan-EU financial watchdogs by the start of next year, to lead a clampdown on the bankers that many blame for the worst recession
BP Plc said on Friday the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 bln and that it was a fortnight away from sealing
The euro and high-yielding currencies held firm on Friday after an improvement in U.S. housing and jobless claims data bolstered investor appetite for risk ahead of key U.S. jobs data due later
Asian stocks squeezed higher on Friday but gains were tentative ahead of all-important U.S. jobs data that tends to swing markets. There was no missing the sombre mood ahead of the employment
Cyprus Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis has said here Thursday that if the Cyprus Airways and Eurocypria merge does not take place, then there is a great chance the island will be left
Minister of Health, Christos Patsalides addressed today the opening ceremony of a workshop on “The experiences of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovenia” during the Slovenian presidency of the
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has announced today his decision to grant the “Friendship Medal” to Cyprus President Demetris Christofias. President Christofias was awarded this medal “for his great personal contribution to the
