Cyprus bank earnings in the spotlight

 — Bank of Cyprus 2010 guidance on Thursday — The three major banks, reporting their 2009 preliminary results this week will dominate the earnings calendar, but the real impact in the stock

US Home prices unexpectedly dip

Home prices unexpectedly slipped in December but the annual rate of decline slowed, reinforcing the housing market's rocky road to recovery, Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller indexes showed on Tuesday. The S&P composite index

Oil near $80 as French strike enters 7th day

Oil broke a five-day rally on Tuesday, although prices were supported near $80 by ongoing strikes by French oil workers, which could close over half of the country's refining capacity. U.S. crude