Gold slipped on Tuesday as the dollar surged to a new 2018 high against its rivals, though losses were limited by worries the United States may be set to pull out of a key nuclear accord with Iran.U.S...
Twitter says it plans to join the stock market in the most hotly anticipated flotation since Facebook's last year.Referring to the official paperwork needed to join the market the company tweeted: "We...
Stocks closed higher on Thursday with the major averages holding onto their gains after the Nasdaq reopened from a more than three hour trading halt.A technical problem led to a halt of all Nasdaq tra...
New York-The S&P 500 bounced on Tuesday to end a four-day losing skid, as earnings from Best Buy and TJX Cos helped buoy retailers and consumer discretionary stocks.TJX Cos (TJX.N) was the top boo...
New York-A U.S court approved a labor deal between bankrupt Patriot Coal Corp (PCXCQ.PK) and its miners' union on Tuesday, putting the company on track to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of the year...
Singapore-U.S. crude futures slipped in early Asian trade on Tuesday as supply risks from key producers such as Libya abate, but a forecast fall in crude stockpiles in the world's biggest oil consumer...
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc delivered strong evidence it can thrive on smartphones and tablets on Wednesday, reporting a much better-than-anticipated surge in mobile advertising revenue in the second...
LONDON - The dollar rose against the euro and sterling on Friday after the British and eurozone central banks said they planned to keep rates low, while commodities fell in nervous trading before a cr...
Shares in US carmaker General Motors rose in early trading after June sales came in well above expectations but closed nearly unchaged as the S&P 500 closed flat due to an afternoon sell off. GM a...
Toronto - BlackBerry's total market value plunged by more than one-fourth on Friday after the smartphone maker reported dismal quarterly results, prompting ever-deeper scepticism about a long-promised...
Paris - Markets are heading into a stormy few months after the US Fed pricked the euphoria which pushed share prices to record highs, but turbulence does not mean a return to crisis, analysts say.Afte...
PERTH - Brent futures held under $104 a barrel on Tuesday after the world's largest consumer, the US, nearly doubled an estimate of its shale oil reserves, while prospects of a slowdown in Chinese dem...
London - The dollar bounced higher against the yen and Japanese stocks led a rise in world shares on Monday as signs of economic momentum in the United States and Japan outweighed worries about a slow...