By PAN PYLAS
AP Business Writer
LONDON (AP) – European stock markets fell modestly Tuesday ahead of an expected subdued open on Wall Street as investors awaited key data later this week for more clues about the speed of any potential recovery.
The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 12.49 points, or 0.3 percent, at [...]
LONDON (AP) – European stock markets fell Wednesday due to concerns about the sustainability of the recent rally amid mixed economic news, while Wall Street recouped most of its early losses to trade largely flat.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed down 50.11 points, or 1.2 percent, at 4,278.46 while Germany’s [...]
HONG KONG (AP) – World stock markets fell Monday as investors weighed the possibility of a weak economic recovery after U.S. job losses eased but unemployment reached its highest in more than 25 years.
Japanese exporters like Toyota and Canon advanced after the U.S. government reported Friday that employers in the world’s largest economy cut 345,000 [...]
LONDON (AP) – World stock markets started the new month in buoyant mood Monday after a raft of manufacturing surveys provided further evidence that the global economy may be poised for recovery later this year.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed up 88.25 points, or 2 percent, at 4,506.19 while France’s [...]
HONG KONG (AP) – Asian stocks climbed Friday as Japanese industrial production jumped at its fastest pace in 56 years and India’s economic slowdown eased, reassuring many investors about a global recovery. European stocks opened higher.
Asian trading was tepid early in the day but improved as the region’s latest economic news helped investors stow their [...]
LONDON (AP) – World stocks fell Tuesday as investors worried that the recent rally may be overdone and were unsettled by the geopolitical tensions in Asia, where North Korea test-fired two missiles just a day after its nuclear test.
In European afternoon trading Germany’s DAX 30 was 1.4 percent lower at 4,849.37 and Britain’s FTSE 100 [...]
LONDON (AP) – World stocks rose Tuesday as upbeat news about U.S. housing and banks and a sharp improvement in German investor sentiment suggested the world economy was headed for recovery.
Financial stocks were boosted by news that Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have formally asked the U.S. Federal Reserve for permission to repay a combined [...]
Specialist Thomas J. Facchine works his post on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, March 6, 2009. Though stocks might bounce Friday given how far they’ve fallen, many analysts believe there is little keeping them from sinking further. (AP Photo/David Karp)
By LOUISE WATT
Associated Press Writer
LONDON (AP) – European markets dropped Thursday after the previous session’s strong rally, as investors turned cautious ahead of key interest rate decisions later in the day by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
By noon in mainland Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 1.7 percent at 3,583.01, Germany’s DAX [...]
By SARA LEPRO and MADLEN READ
AP Business Writers
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are extending their slide as a brief burst of investor optimism fades.
Wall Street is disappointed that China won’t take new steps to stimulate its economy. More bad economic data, unrelenting fears about the financial system and fresh concerns about the stability of General [...]
