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European equities hit by Bradford & Bingley news
AFP - European stocks fell Monday as credit-crunch concerns resurfaced in the banking sector after Britain's Bradford & Bingley warned on profits and agreed to a US cash boost, dealers said.
Asian shares fall on credit woes, Lehman report
Reuters - Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, led by
financial firms and exporters, as renewed worries about further
damage from the global credit crunch prompted investors to seek
shelter in safer assets such as government bonds.
Stocks head for lower open before service report
AP - U.S. stocks headed for a lower open Wednesday ahead of a reading on the service sector and as investors remained worried that Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. will need to raise capital because of losses from a troubled credit market.
Futures point to modest Wall St. rise
Reuters - Stock futures rose on Thursday,
suggesting Wall Street stocks may rise at the start of trading
and pare some of this week's decline, in line with a rally in
European equities.
Japan stocks rise on weaker yen
AP - Japanese stocks rose to a five-month high Friday as investors snatched up exporter shares on a weaker yen and oil issues on rising crude prices.
European stocks hold line despite Asian slump
AFP - European markets held steady on Monday despite a slump in Asia, after a breathtaking surge in oil prices and shock jump in US unemployment sent Wall Street spinning and fanned fears of a US recession.
China shares tumble 5.67 percent after central bank move
AFP - Chinese share prices fell 5.67 percent in Tuesday morning trade after the central bank told lenders to keep more money in reserve, curbing fund inflows into the stock market, dealers said.
European stocks energised after recent slide
AFP - Europe's main stock markets steadied on Wednesday after a mixed showing elsewhere, as investors tracked high oil prices and the outlook for interest rates.
Asian stock markets sharply down
AFP - Asian stocks were sharply down on Thursday following an overnight tumble on Wall Street driven by another spike in oil prices and new inflation worries.
NYSE to propose new rules for floor traders: report
Reuters - The New York Stock Exchange plans to
modify the role of specialist traders on the exchange floor,
giving them fewer privileges, but more freedom in the way they
trade, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Stock market awaits rate clues next week
AFP - Investors trading on the London Stock Exchange will focus next week on inflation data and minutes from the Bank of England's latest meeting on interest rates for clues on future monetary policy.
Deja vu: Summer credit worries on Wall Street
AP - The summer heat has hit Wall Street, and everyone's nervous about investment banks' financial results. Sound familiar?
London shares on the rise
AFP - The FTSE 100 made gains in late Monday morning trade as the price of oil fell amid talk Saudi Arabia will raise output.
China Everbright Bank seeks stock market flotation
AFP - China Everbright Bank said on Tuesday that it had applied to float on the country's local currency denominated A-share stock market.
US stocks head for lower open as oil prices rise
AP - U.S. stocks headed for a lower open Wednesday as oil prices advanced and as investors awaited quarterly results from Morgan Stanley and FedEx Corp.
Japan's Nikkei drops 2.2 percent
AP - Japanese stocks dropped on Thursday as selling spread across the board on renewed concern over the health of the U.S. financial sector.
US stocks head for lower open; bank woes continue
AP - U.S. stocks headed for a lower open Friday as investors digested a slew of bad news about the beleaguered financial services industry and awaited this weekend's meeting in Saudi Arabia on oil production.
NMPA Seeks To Guard Songwriters' Earnings, Protect Copyrights
TechWeb - InformationWeek - National Music Publishers Association fights for legislation that protects copyrights, tries to make sure songwriters get fair royalties, and sues infringers.
Nikkei falls 1.7 percent
Reuters - Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.7 percent
on Monday, led down by blue-chip exporters such as Canon Inc
(7751.T) after sharp losses on Wall Street on rising oil
prices.
Fed, SEC near deal to redraw Wall St regulation: report
Reuters - The Federal Reserve and Securities
Exchange Commission (SEC) are finalizing an agreement to start
the process of redrawing how Wall Street is regulated, the Wall
Street Journal said on its website on Sunday.
NYSE Euronext agrees to buy 25-percent stake in Doha market
AFP - Transatlantic financial market operator NYSE Euronext said Tuesday that it had agreed to buy 25 percent of the Doha stock exchange for 250 million dollars (161 million euros).
Stocks head for higher open ahead of Fed decision
AP - U.S. stocks headed for a higher open Wednesday as investors awaited economic reports and the Federal Reserve's latest decision on interest rates.
RIM shares falter on lower-than-expected outlook
AP - Smart phone maker Research In Motion Ltd.'s fiscal first-quarter profit and revenue more than doubled, fueled by strong sales of its BlackBerry devices, but the company's forecast for the current period sent its shares down nearly 8 percent.
Accenture Posts Higher Quarterly Profit, Ups Outlook
TechWeb - InformationWeek - CEO Bill Green said the results showed that its increasingly global business of management consulting and outsourcing was helping it grow despite a challenging environment.
Bruised Wall Street hits mid-year with sentiment weak
AFP - Approaching the halfway point through 2008, Wall Street is mired in worries about a sputtering US economy and surging energy costs as the market braces for second-quarter corporate results.
US stocks head for mixed open as oil tops $143
AP - Stocks headed for a mixed open Monday as oil prices set a new trading record and investors awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about where the market might be headed after last week's steep sell-off.
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