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bendjaminstokson posted European stocks rally amid mixed data | Oct 25, 2009
LONDON (AFP) – Europe's main stock markets rallied on Friday as traders assessed contrasting data showing the British economy still gripped by recession but rising business activity in the eurozone. London's FTSE 100 index of top shares jumped 1.15 percent to 5,267.18 points in midday trade, even...
bendjaminstokson posted Qatars Barclays stake sale stokes Sainsbury talk | Oct 20, 2009
LONDON (Reuters) – Qatar is selling a 1.3 billion pound ($2.1 billion) stake in British bank Barclays (BARC.L), stoking talk it will use a big profit to make a move on UK food retailer J.Sainsbury (SBRY.L). Qatar owns 26 percent of Sainsbury and the retailer's shares jumped by a fifth last...
bendjaminstokson posted Google results beat, shares up | Oct 16, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc's (GOOG.O) quarterly profit beat estimates as revenues grew at their strongest sequential pace in more than a year, sending its shares up 2.4 percent. Google's market-leading search advertising business has weathered the recession better than other ad-dependent...
bendjaminstokson posted Asian Markets Fall on Weak U.S. Data | Sep 28, 2009
Filed at 1:24 a.m. ET SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Asian stock markets sank Monday as the yen surged to a nine-month high and disappointing data from the United States undermined hopes of a fast economic recovery. Reports on manufacturing and home sales released Friday stoked concerns over recovery...
