Increases were recorded in the prices of certain fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, bread and electricity during August 2010, according to an official press release. Specifically the Consumer Price Index for August 2010
President Dmitry Medvedev ordered law enforcement agencies on Thursday to prevent speculators driving up food prices after the worst harvest in years and pledged help to ensure affordable food staples. Russia's leaders
France's government will not be pushed into watering down a major overhaul of its loss-making pension system despite the prospect of strong support for a nationwide strike next week, a minister said
Scotland's government announced on Thursday that its planned minimum price for alcohol would be set at 45 pence per unit, meaning a bottle of wine would cost at least 4.23 pounds and
U.S. stocks opened little changed on Thursday as consumer shares rose and data showed first-time claims for jobless benefits declined slightly last week. The market could face pressure from profit-taking the day
European equities edged lower on Thursday after the previous session's jump, though auto shares were buoyed by sales data in a market mostly holding its fire ahead of more U.S. economic data
Royal Bank of Scotland announced thousands of new job cuts on Thursday as the part-nationalised bank continues with its drive to trim costs and improve its profitability. RBS, which is 83% owned
Tough government follow-through on a freshly minted U.S. financial law will be crucial to ensure no bank or firm grows so large that its collapse could jeopardize the entire economy, Federal Reserve
U.S. Treasury debt prices extended losses on Thursday after data showed new claims for unemployment benefits fell for a second consecutive week last week. Benchmark 10-year notes were trading 12/32 lower in
Shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong rose on Thursday, joining other Asian markets in cheering upbeat economic data from the United States and China, with auto shares among the top gainers. China's
