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SF Gate
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Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years.
The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April to a se..
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CNN
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The dollar sank to an all-time low against the euro Wednesday with U.S. inflation coming in three times as high as expected in March, on top of escalating food and energy prices. Inflation also rose overseas and the euro reached $1.5966 after the EU's sta..
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CNN
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French oil giant Total said Wednesday net profit for the fourth quarter of 2007 rose 62 percent as oil prices surged and new projects in Angola and Qatar boosted production. The world's fourth-largest oil and gas company said net profit rose to €3.6 bil..
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BBC News
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US productivity grew more than expected in the first three months of the year, but wages rose by less than forecast.
Productivity, which measures how much a worker can produce in an hour, rose by 1.7%, the Labor Department reported.
Analysts had bee..
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Forbes
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The number of people filing new claims for unemployment insurance in the latest week rose more than expected to its highest level in five weeks, the Labor Department said Thursday...
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BBC News
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European and Asian share indexes rose after the world's biggest central banks promised to inject billions of dollars of cash into global financial markets.
London's FTSE 100 index was 1.1% higher, France's Cac 40 added 1.4% and Germany's Dax rose 1.1%...
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CNN
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Ryanair Holdings raised its full-year forecast Monday as Europe's leading no-frills airline said its second-quarter profit rose 26 percent. Net profit came to €268.7 million ($388.7 million) in the July-September quarter, Ryanair said, up from €213.4..
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CNN
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Oil prices have fallen in Asia from a trading record of over $88 a barrel yesterday. The drop came amid expectations that a U.S. fuel report due today will show U.S. crude and gasoline stocks rose last week.
Prices remain supported by concerns that a T..
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BBC News
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Oil prices rose above $77 a barrel on Thursday as official data showed that US reserves of crude and petrol had fallen more heavily than expected.
Dwindling hopes of a rise in output from next week's meeting of producers cartel Opec, also pushed up pri..
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CNN
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Second-quarter net income rose sharply at Adidas, Europe's biggest sports-goods maker, as the integration of its Reebok division helped cut costs and increase margins despite nearly flat sales growth. Sales fell in North America but grew in all other mark..
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CNN
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European stocks rose by midday on Friday, helped by retailers, banks and oil shares, as investors trained their sights on key U.S. inflation data due later in the day.
At 1057 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 0.52 percent a..
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CNN
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European shares rose on Thursday, buoyed by more merger talk as Italian banks UniCredit and Capitalia appeared close to sealing a deal, while Britain's Prudential rose early on amid bid speculation.
A one percent rise in crude oil futures made oil stoc..
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MSNBC
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Construction of new homes rose for a second straight month in March, providing at least the glimmer of hope that the worst of the housing downturn may be over.
The Commerce Department said that builders started work on 1.518 million new homes at a seas..
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BusinessWeek
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A positive profit outlook from Merck and some takeover talk about SLM help push up the major indexes, while the PPI rose and consumer sentiment fell
After a see-saw session, stocks finished higher Friday as investors poured over producer price index nu..
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CNN
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Asian stocks climbed on Monday, with South Korea's KOSPI index hitting a record, as exporters such as Sony rose after surprisingly positive U.S. jobs data sparked hopes of increased sales to their biggest market.
Japanese exporters were supported by th..
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CNN
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Asian stocks rose on Tuesday with Japanese exporters such as Honda Motor boosted by a weaker yen, while higher base metal prices helped lift the miners, including BHP Billiton.
Markets were also bolstered by gains in their U.S. peers, which drove the b..
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Yahoo News
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News Corp., the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, reported lower net income for its second fiscal quarter on Wednesday compared with year-ago results that included a gain on an asset sale. Its box office earnings rose on several hits includ..
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USA Today
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Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), the world's largest retailer, said Tuesday that third-quarter earnings rose 11.5% despite slumping U.S. sales, and it promised its most aggressive holiday discounts ever to fuel year-end business...
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