* Wall Street sees late bounce for second day * Euro falls, dollar index touches 20-month high * German debt yields hit record low, U.S. yields up * Oil rise, gold flat after Wednesday's losses (Recasts, ...

(Adds Euroclear) May 24 (Reuters) - The following financial services industryappointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of otherjob changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. EUROCLEAR The ...

* German manufacturing PMI, Ifo surveys weak, weigh on euro * Concerns of potential Greek exit add to bearish outlook * Break below $1.25 could see move towards 2010 low (Updates prices, adds quote, tehcnicals) ...

* Global shares, fall on Europe, data; U.S. stocks slip * Euro falls, dollar index touches 20-month high * German debt yields hit record low, U.S. yields up * Oil, gold rise after Wednesday's losses (Recasts, ...

Private equity firm Apax is set to lose up to €400m (£324m) after being forced to launch a sale process for its medical courier company, Marken.

The eurozone’s private sector suffered the worst downturn in almost three years in May, signalling widespread weakness as weaker countries’ woes spread to Germany and France.

London’s leading shares were back on the offensive, marching ahead despite Britain sinking deeper into recession and the latest eurozone summit failing to provide any concrete solutions to the region’s ...

Economists have warned of a fresh threat to the recovery after official figures showed that the country is being propped up by “unsustainable” Government spending.

* Wall Street stocks slip on weak growth data * Euro falls, dollar index near 20-month high * German debt yields hit record low, U.S. yields up * Oil, gold rise after Wednesday's losses (Recasts lead, ...

(Adds detail on policy) * Euro zone downturn deepens in May * Malaise taking root in core countries * U.S. manufacturing growth loses momentum, exports slow * China factory data suggests weak first-half ...

Economists have warned of a fresh threat to the recovery after official figures showed that the country is being propped up by “unsustainable” Government spending.

* FTSEurofirst 300 index up 1.1 percent * Recovery follows steep sell off, some see value * Weak data prompts expectations of stimulus from ECB * Greek crisis unresolved, rally seen short-lived LONDON, ...

* FTSE 100 closes up 1.6 percent at 5,350.05 points * Bargain hunters buy up financial, commodities stocks thathad fallen sharply * Randgold top FTSE 100 stock, rises 8 pct * Traders caution that rally ...

High street banks will need to start charging for current accounts to prevent mis-selling scandals, a senior policymaker has advised.Andrew Bailey, the executive director of the Bank of England and whose ...

LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - The British motor insuranceindustry could be on course for its first underwriting profit in18 years after dramatically narrowing its losses during 2011,according to accountants ...

- JPMorgan suggest ECB rate cut, LTRO restart - EU leaders make little progress - UK contracts more than expected in Q1

NAIROBI, May 24 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Bank of Kenya will raise 3.2 billion shillings ($37.5 million) in arights issue to fund its business expansion, the bank said onThursday. The bank, controlled ...

1630: Today's big news was of course the downwards revision of UK GDP, showing that the economy is further into recession than previously thought, according the ONS. The statistics show that GDP fell 0.3% ...

* German manufacturing PMI, Ifo surveys weak, weigh on euro * Concerns of potential Greek exit add to bearish outlook * Break below $1.25 could see move towards 2010 low (Updates prices, adds quote, options ...

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Commodities prices improved on Thursday, buoying the share prices of some blue-chip miners and oil stocks, including Randgold, Vedanta, Amec, BP and BG Group.

* Global stocks claw up, led by rebound in Europe * Dollar stalls near 20-month high, euro steady * German debt yields hit record low, U.S. yields up * Oil, gold rise after Wednesday's losses (Update with ...

The UK remains in recession, only more so, according to revised figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which indicated that UK gross domestic product (GDP) fell more than originally estimated ...

The lone Bank of England (BoE) policy-maker which voted in favour of an expansion in the BoE's asset repurchase program at the monetary policy committee's last meeting, David Miles, has today explained ...

(Corrects paragraph two to read -0.3 percent and -0.2 percent) * Outlook for pound clouded by downward revision to Q1 GDP * Sterling recovers from lows, but gains seen fleeting * Euro zone turmoil likely ...

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May 24 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on severalEuropean companies, including Tele2, Sonova and Tullow Oil, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Tele2 : Jefferies raises to ...

* Bailey: Free banking must end * Signals low interest rates for "foreseeable future" * Banks' contingency plans for euro exit well under way * Pressure on banks to build up capital, liquidity ...

Do you want an income of 7.5% a year from your investments but are worried about shares? Fortunately, there are retail bonds from FTSE 100 companies that are guaranteed to pay these kind of whopping yields.There ...

* Outlook for pound clouded by downward revision to Q1 GDP * Sterling recovers from lows, but gains seen fleeting * Euro zone turmoil likely to weigh on euro/sterling LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Sterling ...

The Military Officers Association of America career fair, pictured last month in Washington, DC. New claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week in a fresh sign that the ailing job market is slowly ...

(Updates with U.S. data) * Euro zone downturn deepens in May * Malaise taking root in core countries * U.S. manufacturing growth loses momentum, exports slow * China factory data suggests weak first-half ...

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