Asian stocks recovered Wednesday after two days of losses as the World Bank raised its growth forecast for China's economy and stronger commodities prices lifted the region's powerhouse resource companies. European markets were...
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NEW YORK, Nov 27 (Reuters) - An index of credit default swaps on seven leading industrialized nations climbed to its highest level since mid-July on Friday, reflecting rising risk levels as the Dubai credit crisis unfolds....
LONDON (Reuters) - Fidelity's Anthony Bolton is unlikely to be the last top UK investor to move to Asia as hedge funds eye up attractive investment opportunities and cash-rich clients hungry for absolute returns. While not...
Nearly a year ago, as we bid adieu to 2008, we might have expected the members of Big Oil to take off on a shopping spree. The first week of the year brought with it a prediction from BusinessWeek that we should "expect two or...
Stock quotes in this article: ) -- Echoing a beating in the Asian markets overnight, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland were down significantly at the market close of the shortened trading day on Friday, as a result of their...