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European stocks start 2006 on upbeat, despite Russia-Ukraine gas row
AFP - European stock markets started the new year on the upbeat, amid quiet trading thin on corporate news as the major bourses in London, Tokyo and New York were closed for a holiday.
European bourses set for positive open
FT.com - European stocks were expected to open higher on Tuesday, as traders return from the New Year break in London and New York and volumes begin to return to normal levels.
Euro-Zone Inflation Cools to 2.2 Percent
AP - Inflation in the 12 nations that use the euro currency cooled to 2.2 percent in December from 2.3 percent a month earlier, according to a first estimate from the EU statistical agency Eurostat on Wednesday.
Hornby to take top job at HBOS
FT.com - Andy Hornby, chief operating officer at HBOS, is to succeed James Crosby as chief executive of the UK's fourth biggest bank, and become the youngest leaders in the FTSE 100.
Euro-Zone Unemployment Stable in November
AP - Unemployment in the 12 nations using the euro currency held steady at 8.3 percent in November, the same as the previous month, the EU statistical agency Eurostat said Friday.
London shares close lower
AFP - The FTSE 100 closed in the red, mirroring a fall in US indices amid disappointing earnings news from Alcoa, while UK miners fell sharply after copper miner Phelps Dodge warned on fourth-quarter earnings.
EU Tells Britain to Cut Budget Deficit
AP - The European Commission challenged Britain's public finances on Wednesday when it said it expected the nation to post a budget deficit of 3.1 percent of its gross domestic product in fiscal year 2006-07 — contrary to the forecast British Treasury chief Gordon Brown made last month.
European bourses set for cautious open
FT.com - European equity markets looked set for a cautious open on Thursday, with energy stocks likely to get a boost as oil prices ticked higher, but most eyes will be on central bank decisions on interest rates.Spread betters were expecting the three main European indices - London's FTSE 100, Frankfurt's Xetra Dax and the CAC 40 in Paris - to open between 5 points lower and 5 points higher.On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed a third-straight session above 11,000 in a solid, but unspectacular performance. The Dow ended 0.3 per cent higher at 11,043. ...
EU Expects Economy to Grow Strongly in 2Q
AP - The euro area economy could pick up slightly in the second quarter of this year, growing between 0.4 and 0.9 percent, according to a forecast published Friday by the European Commission.
International donors conference on bird flu opens in Beijing
Canadian Press - BEIJING (CP) - The European Union and drug maker Roche each sharply increased their commitment to combating bird flu on Tuesday as the first deaths from the virus outside Asia gave an international donors conference a new sense of urgency.
European stocks set for sharp sell-off
FT.com - European stocks were expected to open lower on Wednesday after a number of US companies reported disappointing results, while Tokyo equities fell sharply for a second straight session.
European bourses set for opening bounce
FT.com - European stocks were expected to bounce strongly on Thursday as the massive sell off seen in Tokyo over the previous two days ended with a rally of more than 2 per cent.
European stocks energised by oil price surge
AFP/DDP/File - European stock exchanges have risen, with energy majors powered by a spike in oil prices and after an overnight bounce on Wall Street, dealers said.
Portugal Elects Former Conservative Leader
AP - A former prime minister who has pledged to help lead Portugal out of an economic slump and supports deeper European Union integration won the country's presidential elections on Sunday.
Bourses slip nearly 1 per cent
FT.com - European stocks slid sharply at the open after the price of a barrel of crude oil breached $69 a barrel and Wall Street saw its worst one day fall in almost three years on Friday thanks to disappointing corporate updates.
Cautious start seen for bourses
FT.com - Europe's bourses were seen starting cautiously after Wall Street added little overnight after European markets closed.
Economic growth hits 1.8 percent in 2005
AFP - Britain's economy grew at 1.8 percent last year, the slowest pace since 1992.
European stocks steam ahead
AFP - European stock markets rose strongly in early dealing, helped by a solid rebound in Tokyo that offset a weak finish on Wall Street.
Steel deal, earnings boost stocks; US GDP awaited
Reuters - European stocks powered to a fresh 4-1/2
year high on Friday as a major merger in the steel industry and
a strong performance from U.S. and Asian shares drew investors
back after last week's sell-off.
European stocks lower as Arcelor rejects Mittal
FT.com - European shares opened lower on Monday, with mixed performances from steelmakers after Paris-listed Arcelor rejected the £18.6bn hostile takeover approach from the UK's Mittal Steel.
Europe Stock Markets Talking Consolidation
AP - The New York Stock Exchange wants 'a leadership role,' Euronext is 'keeping all its options open,' and Australia's Macquarie Bank Ltd. sees clear potential in getting a slice of the market — European stock markets are hot properties again.
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