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European stocks, euro bounce higher
Feb 05, 2013 13:18 EST
Europe's main stock markets staged a modest recovery on Tuesday as investors went bargain hunting for shares that had slumped sharply the previous day on political uncertainty in Italy and Spain, dealers said.
European stocks bounce higher
Feb 05, 2013 10:21 EST
Europe's main stock markets staged a modest recovery on Tuesday as investors went bargain hunting for shares that had slumped sharply the previous day on political uncertainty in Italy and Spain, dealers said.
European stocks, euro stage mild rebound
Feb 05, 2013 08:00 EST
Europe's main stock markets rebounded gently on Tuesday as investors fished for bargains after shares prices slumped sharply the previous day on political uncertainty in Italy and Spain, dealers said.
Ukraine eyes IMF, Russian rescue from recession
Feb 03, 2013 07:43 EST
Recession and crippling energy inefficiency compounded by a stiff Russian gas bill are turning Ukraine into an economic headache on the eastern edge of Europe with few prospects for a recovery this year.
Ukraine eyes IMF, Russian rescue from recession
Feb 02, 2013 23:13 EST
Recession and crippling energy inefficiency compounded by a stiff Russian gas bill are turning Ukraine into an economic headache on the eastern edge of Europe with few prospects for a recovery this year.
Oil prices fall after recent rally
Jan 21, 2013 12:08 EST
Oil prices fell on Monday as investors banked profits following gains last week driven by encouraging economic data from the United States and China, and the hostage killings in Algeria, traders said.
Oil prices steady on news of Israel-Gaza ceasefire
Nov 21, 2012 13:52 EST
Global oil prices held firm on Wednesday, but shed most of their earlier gains as supply concerns eased following news of a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, traders said.
Europe stocks up on hope US to avoid fiscal cliff
Nov 19, 2012 11:56 EST
European stock markets rebounded on Monday, mirroring sentiment across Asian indices, on rising prospects that the United States can avoid falling back into recession, while traders looked ahead to an EU summit.
European stocks rebound on US fiscal prospects
Nov 19, 2012 06:45 EST
European stock markets rebounded on Monday, mirroring sentiment across Asian indices, on rising prospects that the United States can avoid a return to recession, while traders looked ahead to an EU summit.
European stocks rebound on US growth data
Oct 26, 2012 12:53 EDT
European stocks rebounded Friday on figures that showed a pick up in the US growth rate, after having taken a hit on the Spanish unemployment rate breaching 25 percent for the first time, traders said.
European stocks falter on Spain jobless spike
Oct 26, 2012 07:51 EDT
European stock markets fell on Friday on weak US earnings, while the euro slid against the dollar as Spain said its unemployment rate had reached 25 percent for the first time, traders said.
European stocks sink over EU summit doubt
Oct 19, 2012 14:27 EDT
European equities fell on Friday, hit by a lack of rapid progress towards full EU banking union at a key summit, while traders remembered the 25th anniversary of the 1987 global stock market crash.
European stocks dip amid EU summit
Oct 19, 2012 11:00 EDT
European equities fell on Friday, hit by a lack of rapid progress towards full banking union at a key EU summit, while traders remembered the 25th anniversary of the 1987 global stock market crash.
Oil prices diverge after striking four-month peaks
Sep 17, 2012 13:19 EDT
Crude oil prices diverged on Monday as some traders took profits, after the market had struck four-month highs before the weekend.
Russia taps thawing markets with $5.4 bn Sberbank sale
Sep 17, 2012 11:34 EDT
Russia became the first emerging market to tap into a recent uptick in investor confidence by unveiling Monday a $5.4-billion auction of a minority stake in its prized main lender Sberbank.
Oil prices slip from four-month peaks
Sep 17, 2012 08:42 EDT
Crude prices slid on Monday as many traders took profits after oil hit four-month highs before the weekend.
Russia unveils delayed Sberbank auction
Sep 17, 2012 07:15 EDT
Russia's central bank on Monday announced plans to go ahead with the long-delayed auction of a 7.58-percent stake in main lender Sberbank following a recent improvement in market conditions.
Storm clouds gather over Gazprom
Sep 16, 2012 02:11 EDT
From falling profits to an EU anti-trust probe and a possibly misguided strategy based on pipelines -- storm clouds are finally gathering over Russia's previously invincible gas giant Gazprom.
Oil prices hit four-month peaks on Fed stimulus hopes
Sep 13, 2012 12:22 EDT
Global oil prices soared Thursday to new four-month highs, as speculation intensified that the US Federal Reserve was about to announce more quantitative easing to stimulate the flagging economy.
Oil prices rise as market awaits Fed
Sep 13, 2012 08:33 EDT
Global oil prices rose Thursday, but held under recent peaks, as traders awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's latest regular meeting and eyed geopolitical tensions.
