Global equity markets edged lower on Friday on worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb its stimulus program, while the dollar recovered against the euro to trade flat after better-than-expected U.S. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Co-operative Bank has stopped offering loans to new business customers, part of measures designed to quell growing concerns over its capital position. The bank's parent, the Co-operative ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Co-operative Group said on Friday it had decided to freeze lending by its banking division to new corporate customers in March to focus on existing customers and individual retail ...

By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks mostly declined for a third day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April, on lingering concern that the U.S. central ...

U.S. stocks mostly declined for a third day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April, on lingering concern that the U.S. central bank may scale back its stimulus ...

Next week will get off to a slow start, due to the Spring Bank holiday in the UK and the Memorial Day holiday Stateside, although the macroeconomic data flow will accelerate towards the end of the same, ...

U.S. Treasuries prices edged up on Friday as traders evaluated the likelihood of the U.S. Federal Reserve pulling back on bond purchases this year and whether a recent selloff was overdone. Benchmark 10-year ...

* Coming up: Commitment of traders data at 4:30 p.m. EDT * St. John's gasoline unit outage supports prices (Updates prices) NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in late afternoon trading in New ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economy will recover from a bout of winter weakness but fall well short of the dynamic growth rates of previous years as euro zone recession and global slowdown stunt exports ...

A broker monitors market movements at BGC Partners in London on August 5, 2011. European stock markets slid modestly on Friday, following sharp losses suffered the previous day, failing to score gains ...

U.S. Treasuries prices edged up on Friday as traders evaluated the likelihood of the U.S. Federal Reserve pulling back on bond purchases this year and whether the recent selloff was overdone. Benchmark ...

London equities finished lower for a second straight day, with investors being put off by the recent gyrations in the market, although the early close of some US markets ahead of the Memorial Day weekend ...

By Jan Harvey LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices are looking even more vulnerable after April's price crash, as rampant inflation expected from successive rounds of monetary easing fails to materialise. The ...

U.S.-listed shares of foreign companies declined on Friday, on track for their fourth straight decline, on concerns a tapering program of stimulus measures by the U.S. Federal Reserve may be on the horizon. ...

U.S. stocks fell for a third day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April, on lingering concern the U.S. central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support ...

A construction site near Berlin's landmark TV tower in November 29, 2010. The German economy, the powerhouse in Europe, is picking up new steam and is set to gather speed later in the year after a weak ...

European shares fell on Friday, marking their first weekly loss in a month, led by financials on concern over earnings prospects in Asia and the potential scaling back of U.S. monetary stimulus. The FTSEurofirst ...

Aveva: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 2076p to to 2091p keeping a hold recommendation. Investec takes target price from 2450p to 2500p and retains its buy recommendation. Credit Suisse increases ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100, which had raced to its highest level in nearly 13 years this week, fell sharply for the second straight session on Friday as a decline at major bank HSBC hit the market. ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Jet Airways (JET.NS) and its smaller rival SpiceJet (SPJT.BO) reported quarterly losses on Friday as fare increases were not sufficient to cover high costs of operations. Jet, which ...

European shares fell for a second consecutive session on Friday, led by financials on concern over growth in Asia and the potential scaling back of U.S. monetary stimulus. The FTSEurofirst 300 provisionally ...

U.S. stocks fell for a third day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April, on lingering concern the U.S. central bank may scale back its support to the economy. ...

The dollar rose against the euro on Friday, recovering from an early swoon after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for April eased investor concerns about the U.S. economy. Durable goods orders, ...

1518: Markets continue to trade lower after a poor start on Wall Street with airline IAG now providing a drag after one its jetliners carrying 75 passengers had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow. ...

* Shrinking factory activity in China limits oil demand growth * Rosy US economic data raise worries Fed may end stimulus soon * Gasoline demand over US summer driving season may disappoint (Updates prices, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a hopeful sign that a sharp slowdown in factory output could soon run its course. New orders for ...

It's all very well for politicians to showboat by condemning multi-nationals. It is their job to make tax laws fit for the internet age, writes Charlie Elphicke MP

U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Friday as traders evaluated the likelihood of the U.S. Federal Reserve pulling back on bond purchases this year and whether the recent selloff was overdone. Benchmark 10-year ...

British spot gas prices remained near mid-winter levels on Friday as medium-range storage sites had to inject into the system after a week of disruption in flows from Norwegian gasfields. The price of ...

* Gold boosted this week by drop in stock markets * Fed official dampens talk Fed policy may tighten * Largest physical gold fund sees fresh outflow (Updates prices, adds comment) By Jan Harvey LONDON, ...

By Jan Harvey LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices are looking even more vulnerable after April's price crash, as rampant inflation expected from successive rounds of monetary easing fails to materialise. The ...

Any bid for British water company Severn Trent Plc would have to be pitched at 23 pounds per share or more to have any chance of success, top investors said after an approach for the company earlier this ...

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets drifted lower on Friday as investors were beset by worries that central bank stimulus may be curtailed, but the dollar recovered against the euro ...