Standard and Poor's decision to place Cyprus on review for possible downgrade will not affect its plans to tap international markets later this year, Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis said on Thursday. "It
Cyprus' January – April 2010 Turnover Volume Index of Retail Trade decreased by 1.2% compared to the corresponding period of 2009, according to figures released on Wednesday by Cyprus Statistical Service. The
— Fed chairman says U.S. outlook "unusually uncertain" – The yen neared a 7-1/2-month high and Asian stocks slid on Thursday after comments by the head of the Federal Reserve added to
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's Corp. warned the Cypriot government Wednesday that its credit rating could be lowered if it doesn't take action to protect the economy against fiscal pressures and the
The outlook for the Omani banking system remains stable, reflecting its remoteness from and relative resilience to the recent global economic turmoil, Moody's Investors Service said in its new Banking System Outlook
The Royal Bank of Scotland confirmed it had placed an order worth over 5 bln pounds at list prices for 52 Airbus A320 family aircraft and 43 Boeing 737 family aircraft. The
BP Plc on Wednesday denied a report its heavily criticised chief executive would soon leave, after the company lined up $7 bln in asset sales to help pay for the worst oil
Yahoo Inc missed Wall Street's revenue estimates in the second quarter as some customers unexpectedly cut spending on online display ads towards the end of June, and shares fell more than 6%.
Apple Inc gave an unusually upbeat revenue forecast that trounced Wall Street's expectations and eased fears that the "Antennagate" controversy around its iPhone 4's reception would hurt sales, boosting its shares 3%.
Flights in and out of Greece will be disrupted on July 25 when air traffic controllers go on strike over a state reform plan, a union leader said on Tuesday. Yannis Kourmoulakis,
