World stock markets sink on US, Europe worries The Boston Globe | BANGKOK-World stocks fell Friday after credit downgrades slapped on Spanish banks unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency union. | The fall in European shares followed a sharp downturn in Asia where markets were also rattled by weak U.S. manufacturing...
U.S. stock index futures point to modest rebound Reuters | * U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones up 0.2 percent and Nasdaq futures up 0.3 percent at 0841 GMT. | * Japan's Nikkei average dived 3 percent on Friday to log a seventh straight week of losses, its lon...
Asian stocks wipe out this year's gains Gulf News | Singapore: Asian stocks fell, with a regional index posting its worst week in almost eight months, as Europe's debt crisis worsened, US economic data missed estimates and Chinese home prices and investment declined. | Samsung Electronics Co sank 11...
Stock market will keep losing money The Australian | AS Greece's growing cash crisis cripples global markets, local investors are bracing for a sluggish start when the Australian stock market opens tomorrow. | The S&P ASX 200 index is tipped to open down 8 points, or 0.2 per cent, as uncerta...
Stock market will keep losing money The Daily Telegraph Australia | AS Greece's growing cash crisis cripples global markets, local investors are bracing for a sluggish start when the Australian stock market opens tomorrow. | The S&P ASX 200 index is tipped to open down 8 points, or 0.2 per cent, as uncerta...
G8, raising pressure on Iran, puts oil stocks on standby Daily Press | CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, signaling their readiness to tap into emergency oil stockpiles quickly this summer if tougher new sanctions on Tehran threaten t...
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Tokyo stocks rebound, close up 0.86% The Times Of India TweetTOKYO: Tokyo stocks reversed early losses to finish 0.86 percent higher Thursday, as Japan reported better-than-expected growth figures although concerns over political turmoi...
World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution Atlanta Journal | BANGKOK — Asian stocks eked out gains Thursday as traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days, but markets in Europe fell amid intensifying fears of a me...
Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines Xinhua | By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in investmen...
Eurozone crisis drives world stocks lower despite Facebook frenzy The Times Of India Tweet NEW YORK: World stock markets fell again in nervous trade on Friday and the euro hit a new four-month low against the dollar as ratings agencies further downgraded Greek and Spanish banks. | Spooked investors showed little faith that the Group ...
G8 leaders agree on global growth, fiscal responsibility The Hindu Seeking a “strong and cohesive” Eurozone, that includes debt-ridden Greece, leaders of the powerful G-8 countries have agreed to put their fiscal houses in order and accord priority to growth and jobs by revitalising the global economy. |...
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Google gets China OK for Motorola deal Herald Tribune | NEW YORK - Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. Enlarge | FILE - In this May 11, 2011 file photo, attendees chat at the Google IO Developers Conference in San Francisco. Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid t...
Europe's banks on the brink Reuters | LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - The euro zone crisis was in full swing when Jean-Claude Trichet took the podium in Berlin last October 6 for his final press conference as president of the European Central Bank. Having helped create one of the longest periods of price stability in the history of central banking, Trichet was closing out his eight-year reign...
