Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks and currencies rose on Monday as investors bet that a surge in the U.S. unemployment rate to a 26-1/2-year high would force policymakers to keep many stimulus measures in place until an economic recovery was on more solid footing.
The Canadian Press - TORONTO - The Toronto stock market headed for a lower open Wednesday as a stronger American dollar pulled down oil and bullion prices and 2009 trading winds down.
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Takeover Panel granted confectionery maker Cadbury three extra days to publish 2009 results that could become a key plank in its defense against Kraft Food's...
AFP - LONDON (AFP) - European stocks fell Wednesday in subdued trade, as investors took profits after hitting recent 2009 peaks on growing economic optimism, and Frankfurt closed early for the New...
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks slipped and the dollar was stable on Wednesday as investors wound down for the year after booking stellar gains in a recovery rally stretching back to March.
AFP - ASHGABAT (AFP) - The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has awarded contracts worth 9.7 billion dollars (6.8 billion euros) to a series of foreign companies to develop one of the world's...
