British bank Standard Chartered is replacing the Blackberry, currently its standard corporate communications device, with the iPhone, a move that could eventually result in thousands of bankers switching to the Apple device for business communication on the go. Standard Chartered bankers in Asia told Reuters that the London-based lender was giving its corporate Blackberry users

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.46 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.51 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.21 percent at 3:55 a.m. ET. * Sovereign debt worries in the euro zone were still at the forefront of investors'

U.S. stocks could face more volatility this week as growing doubts about whether Europe can solve its deepening debt crisis are likely to take center stage again. A $1 trillion rescue package unveiled at last week's start gave only temporary relief to investors, who are increasingly worried about the impact of the crisis on the

The euro sank to four-year lows on Monday as angst over Europe's debt crisis led investors to pull more money from stocks in favour of havens such as gold and Asian bonds. So sour was the mood that markets seemed to take scant notice of a slew of encouraging economic data from the United States,

Greece's austerity programme is sustainable only if investment and economic growth in the country can be stimulated, Prime Minister George Papandreou was quoted on Monday as saying. Papandreou told Handelsblatt newspaper that he believed Athens could implement its programme of reforms and major budget savings, although the government also had to ensure that the weakest

Greece may investigate U.S. investment banks and their role in the run-up to the Greek debt crisis which has shaken faith in euro zone economies, Prime Minister George Papandreou said in comments broadcast on Sunday. Wall Street and major banks around the world are attracting scrutiny from regulators who are looking at transactions that occurred

The yuan has risen strongly against the euro and this appreciation will harm Chinese exporters, a Commerce Ministry official said on Monday. Pegged to a rising dollar, the yuan has appreciated against a trade-weighted basket of currencies in recent months, which many analysts believe could constrain the scope for a possible revaluation of the Chinese

British bank Standard Chartered is replacing the Blackberry, currently its standard corporate communication device, with the iPhone, a move that could eventually result in thousands of its bankers switching to the Apple device for business communication on the go. Standard Chartered bankers in Asia told Reuters that the London-based lender was giving its corporate Blackberry

Copper slipped on Friday, as euro zone sovereign debt worries and a firm dollar dragged industrial metals lower, while concerns of possible fiscal tightening by number one metals consumer China added to negative sentiment. Benchmark copper for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange traded at $6,986 a tonne in official rings from $7,160 at