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World markets lower ahead of key US jobs data

Europe's stock markets closed modestly lower Thursday, despite hefty interest rate cuts across the continent. Wall Street fell amid further grim corporate and economic news ahead of Friday's crucial U.S. jobs report for November.

Financials lead the way to TSX gain following earnings;N.Y. flat following data

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market maintained a solid advance late Thursday morning in a broad-based upturn led by the financial sector as investors took in earnings reports from three of the big Cana...

Global stocks fail to get lift from rate cuts

NEW YORK (AFP) - Global stock markets failed to get a lift from dramatic interest rate cuts from central banks around the world, and Wall Street shares were hammered as rising job cuts and economic fears hit sentiment.

Global central banks cut interest rates

Friday December 5, 2008, 8:53 am Central banks around the globe upped the ante sharply on Thursday with a series of dramatic interest rate slashes to fight a deepening recession as fresh job cuts were announced by companies...

Australia shares set to dip on weak commodities (AFX)

SYDNEY, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to ease on Friday, with another slide in oil and base metals prices likely to weigh down on the resources sector and after Wall Street ended in negative territory. Copper and...

London stocks end flat on rate cut (AFP)

AFP/File – The London Stock Exchange logo. The FTSE 100 index of shares closed flat on Thursday as investors took … LONDON (AFP) – The FTSE 100 index of shares closed flat on Thursday as investors took stock after the Bank of...

World markets end lower ahead of key US jobs data

LONDON -- World stocks closed modestly lower Thursday, despite hefty interest rate cuts across Europe, as Wall Street retreated in the face of fresh grim corporate and economic news and Friday's November jobs report.

FTSE 100 holds firm on jagged day

Fill in one simple form for a free, no obligation great investment quote The FTSE 100 closed down 0.15 per cent today after a day dominated by interest rate cuts. Over the morning the index performed well, but after the Bank of...

From hiring to firing, the mood has switched at Michael Page

Michael Page knows a thing or two about finding jobs for people, but the downturn almost certainly means that it faces a new unpalatable task: scrapping them. The impending shift from hire to fire at the FTSE 250 recruitment...

Interserve boosted by contract speculation

Interserve, which maintains and builds hospitals and schools for government agencies, was in focus yesterday amid talk that it is set to win a huge contract. Traders speculated that the company was on track to secure the...

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