Wall Street
Goldman's Blankfein ready to pay more tax
Oct 11, 2012 18:12 EDT
Goldman Sachs's powerful chief executive Lloyd Blankfein said Thursday that he was willing to pay more tax to balance the US budget but not to fuel a redistribution of wealth.
European shares shrug off Spain downgrade
Oct 11, 2012 12:33 EDT
Europe's main stock markets rose on Thursday, shrugging off Standard & Poor's slashing Spain's credit rating, and gained added steam from a big drop in US jobs claims.
European shares slide after BAE-EADS merger fails
Oct 10, 2012 12:54 EDT
European stock markets fell on Wednesday after a proposed mega merger beween EADS and BAE fell through and amid continued worries about the global growth outlook.
European shares drop after BAE-EADS merger collapses
Oct 10, 2012 10:59 EDT
European stock markets fell on Wednesday after a proposed mega merger beween EADS and BAE fell through and amid continued worries about the global growth outlook.
Asian markets hit by IMF growth revision
Oct 10, 2012 07:11 EDT
Asian markets mostly fell Wednesday as investors reacted to losses on Wall Street after the IMF cut its global growth forecast, predicting the slowest rate in three years.
European shares drop awaiting BAE-EADS merger decision
Oct 10, 2012 07:02 EDT
European stock markets and the euro fell on Wednesday with attention focused on aerospace and defence industries with EADS and BAE Systems bound to reveal the outlook for their planned merger.
Romney surges as White House race narrows
Oct 09, 2012 18:47 EDT
Republican Mitt Romney surged into the lead in national opinion polls of the White House race on Tuesday, his reward for beating President Barack Obama in last week's first head-to-head debate.
US stocks sink on sour IMF growth outlook
Oct 09, 2012 17:15 EDT
US stocks skidded Tuesday after the IMF cut its global economic growth forecasts and investors braced for the start of a poor third-quarter earnings season.
Fed lays out new stress-tests for US banks
Oct 09, 2012 16:20 EDT
The US Federal Reserve announced new rounds of stress-tests for big American banks on Tuesday, part of efforts to end the excessive risk-taking that led Wall Street to near-collapse in 2008.
Rising Romney heads to election epicenter Ohio
Oct 09, 2012 15:17 EDT
Riding a polling surge, Republican Mitt Romney set course for Ohio Tuesday for an intensive campaign swing as the fabled state again loomed as possible kingmaker in a US election.
Obama, Romney wage a battle over Big Bird
Oct 09, 2012 15:05 EDT
The battle over Big Bird intensified in the White House race Tuesday, as the towering yellow Muppet beloved by children got pinned down in the nasty crossfire between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.
London shares down on gloomy IMF forecast
Oct 09, 2012 13:06 EDT
London shares dipped Tuesday after the International Monetary Fund cut its forecasts for global economic growth, dealers said.
Obama pecks Romney with Big Bird ad
Oct 09, 2012 10:46 EDT
President Barack Obama's campaign hit Mitt Romney with a sarcastic new ad Tuesday, featuring the Big Bird children's character that has become an unlikely star of their bitter election clash.
Asian markets lose ground on Europe fears
Oct 08, 2012 07:31 EDT
Asian markets fell on Monday as concerns over the eurozone debt crisis overshadowed surprisingly good US jobs data which showed unemployment close to a four-year low.
Obama jokes about poor debate at Hollywood fundraiser
Oct 08, 2012 05:09 EDT
President Barack Obama made a thinly-veiled joke at his own expense, acknowledging his poor debate performance against Mitt Romney last week at a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles.
Debate-bruised Obama braces for new job numbers
Oct 05, 2012 07:44 EDT
Barack Obama braced for more bad news with the release of a monthly jobs report Friday expected to show an economy as listless as the president's White House debate performance this week.
Recharged Romney says 47 percent remarks 'wrong'
Oct 05, 2012 03:23 EDT
Fresh from a much-needed debate victory, Republican challenger Mitt Romney said his earlier remarks dismissing 47 percent of Americans as government dependents were "completely wrong."
Obama plays catch-up after lethargic debate
Oct 05, 2012 00:27 EDT
President Barack Obama landed the verbal blows he missed the previous night in his debate with Mitt Romney, clawing at his Republican foe to stop him gaining a boost in the polls.
Obama plays catch-up after lethargic debate
Oct 04, 2012 19:45 EDT
President Barack Obama spent Thursday firing off the lines he missed in his debate with Mitt Romney, clawing at his Republican foe in a bid to deprive him of a well-earned polling boost.
US presidential debate: Live Report
Oct 03, 2012 23:17 EDT
THE DEBATE ENDS: The candidates shake hands and their families greet them on stage.
