Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 5, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) – After a blockbuster January for both equities and bonds – rallies that caught many in the market by surprise – investors will be paying keen attention to the world’s central banks in the coming week for signs of continued easy money.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 4, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) – After a blockbuster January for both equities and bonds – rallies that caught many in the market by surprise – investors will be paying keen attention to the world’s central banks in the coming week for signs of continued easy money.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 9, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) – Blue-chip names like Johnson & Johnson , Pfizer and Peugeot are among firms bailing out Europe’s ailing banks in a reversal of the established roles of clients and lenders.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 21, 2011
ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – More than a dozen Italian banks, including top lenders UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo , tapped 116 billion euros ($143.52 billion) of new three-year loans offered by the European Central Bank, nearly a quarter of the total, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 20, 2011
(Reuters) – Olympus Corp is preparing to issue about $1.28 billion (100 billion yen) in new shares with Japanese high-tech stalwarts Sony and Fujifilm seen as likely buyers as it tries to bolster its depleted finances, the Nikkei business daily reported.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 8, 2011
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Two Chinese appliance and electronics retailers, regarded by some as the country’s answers to Best Buy Co Inc , are racing to beef up their e-commerce arms and tap the booming but highly competitive online retail market.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 8, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures advanced on Tuesday as Italian lawmakers readied for a crucial vote on public finances that marks the latest turn in the euro zone debt crisis.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 2, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rebounded after two days of losses on Wednesday, aided by upbeat job market data as investors eyed a crisis meeting about Greece and a Federal Reserve policy session.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 17, 2011
(Reuters) – Alternative finance firms, from credit unions to online and pawn lenders, are gaining traction as banks turn off the tap for easy cash and start charging fees for services that customers have had for free.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 16, 2011
SITAPUR, India (Reuters) – Carrying two worn bags full of toothbrushes and toothpaste, Raj Verma rides his battered bicycle around villages in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, leaving fresh supplies of Colgate products at the small shops he visits.
