The dollar fell to a record against the euro for the fourth time in two weeks and dropped versus the yen as U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow signaled he won't back any agreement among the world's...
A surge in a key inflation indicator and another rise in oil prices sent stocks lower early Tuesday, overshadowing some upbeat earnings from the retail sector. The Dow Jones industrial average (up...
16/11/2004
Asian share markets were flat on Tuesday, ignoring weaker oil prices and a mild rise in U.S. stock markets, and the dollar paused as officials in Europe and Japan fretted about its recent decline....
16/11/2004
Major gauges trade in tight range as investors take in mergers, falling oil prices after 3-week run. Stocks stuck to a tight range early Monday as investors eyed a slew of mergers and a drop in oil...
15/11/2004
Oil prices fell on Monday to an 8-week low under $47 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United States eased fears of a winter supply crunch despite a cold snap in North America at the weekend...
15/11/2004
A bullish retail sales report cheered investors early Friday, but failed to spark another wave of buying after Thursday's big run up. The Dow Jones industrial average (up 84.36 to 10,469.84, Charts...
12/11/2004
Coca-Cola yesterday sharply reduced its long-term profit and sales targets, reflecting the entrenched slump that the world's largest soft drinks firm has found itself in. The company cut profit...
12/11/2004
Growth in Japan evaporated in the three months to September, sparking renewed concern about an economy not long out of a decade-long trough. Output in the period grew just 0.1%, an annual rate of 0...
12/11/2004
Kings, presidents and dignitaries from more than 50 countries said a last farewell to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Cairo on Friday but the public was excluded from the military funeral. The...
12/11/2004
Yassir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, died in a French hospital early this morning, aged 75. Doctors who had been treating the ailing leader for two weeks for blood and digestive disorders made the...
11/11/2004