Discussions at a WTO meeting here aimed at jump-starting stalled global trade talks centered Tuesday on what flexibility the United States and the European Union might show on farm subsidies, as...
Stocks on Wall Street were expected to start higher on Wednesday, but in the abscence of fresh economic data ahead of the open, trade is likely to be thin as investors eye bond markets. The US...
30/07/2003
Treasury anticipates borrowing $104B from July to September to pay bills, cope with budget deficit. The Treasury Department said Monday that it expects to have to borrow about $104 billion from...
29/07/2003
U.S. stocks are poised to open slightly higher on Tuesday as investors await the July consumer confidence report, the first of a series of releases this week that could show proof of improvement in...
29/07/2003
The number of people out of work in Japan dipped in June for the first time in three months, sparking a glimmer of hope about the prospects for its ravaged economy. At the same time, household...
29/07/2003
Futures point to a higher start as investors await American Express earnings, digest Xerox report. Stocks could start stronger Monday after four straight gaining weeks, as investors awaited...
28/07/2003
United States federal prosecutors have subpoenad documents from WorldCom, the bankrupt phone firm, to investigate the fees its long-distance unit MCI pays other telecoms companies. WorldCom - which...
28/07/2003
The failure to rebuild Iraq's oil industry will probably save other OPEC countries from painful production cuts this year, confounding earlier fears of a crisis in the cartel from a resurgent Baghdad...
28/07/2003
Wall Street firms are headed for their third most-profitable year ever, driven by a revival in merger advice and stock sales and trading, Securities Industry Association figures show. Securities...
25/07/2003
The surprising drop in weekly jobless claims is good news, but the labor market's far from fixed. The unexpectedly sharp drop in new jobless claims is good news but the decline should be taken with...
25/07/2003