A reverend, a tiler, an academic, an environmental campaigner and a former investment banker are trading verbal blows in a bright, modern church hall in south London in December.
Deutsche Boerse won U.S. antitrust approval to buy NYSE Euronext on Thursday in a $9 billion deal that has hit serious antitrust headwinds in Europe.
Stocks edged higher on Thursday, putting the benchmark S&P 500 index on track for its third straight advance after data pointed to ongoing improvement in the labor market and reinforced expectations for a rally into the end of the year.
Stocks edged higher on Thursday, putting the benchmark S&P 500 index on track for its third straight advance after economic data pointed to gradual improvement in the economy.
Stocks were poised for their third straight advance on Thursday after economic data pointed to continued gradual improvement in the economy.
Stock index futures rose on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its third straight day of gains as investors looked to a batch of economic data for signs the economy will continue to slowly improve.
Stock index futures rose on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its third straight day of gains as investors awaited a batch of economic data for signs the economy was slowly improving.
Financial stocks led a solid recovery on European share markets Thursday in thin trade and bank-to-bank lending rates fell, as signs grew that the nearly half a trillion euros banks borrowed from the region's central bank will ease funding strains.
Financial stocks led European share markets higher on Thursday in thin trade, while the euro rose, on hopes the nearly half a trillion euros in three-year funds that banks have borrowed from the region's central bank will ease current funding strains.
European stocks and the euro rose on Thursday, recovering much of their losses a day earlier when banks borrowed nearly half a trillion euros in three-year funds from the region's central bank, with concerns about the health of Europe's financial system keeping gains in check.
Stocks declined modestly on Wednesday as equities retreated from recent gains, while weak earnings from Oracle raised concerns about the health of the tech sector, pressuring the group and pushing the Nasdaq down more than 1 percent.
Stocks fell on Wednesday as weak earnings from Oracle raised concerns about the health of the tech sector ahead of the start of fourth-quarter earnings season in January.
New York City's pension funds want three big Wall Street banks to impose tougher compensation-clawback rules for top executives.
Stocks fell on Wednesday as weak earnings from Oracle raised concerns about the health of the tech sector and on concerns that cut-rate loans from the European Central Bank will not filter down to help Europe's debt-stricken countries.
Stocks fell on Wednesday as hope faded that banks would use the European Central Bank's massive funding operation to buy regional sovereign debt and help mend the deep-rooted debt crisis.
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wednesday as enthusiasm waned after strong bank demand for the European Central Bank's record funding operation and fears over the debt crisis resurfaced.
Stock index futures rose Wednesday, putting the benchmark S&P 500 index on track to extend the prior session's big gains as banks borrowed more than anticipated at the European Central Bank's record cash injection aimed at easing the debt crisis.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.38 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.62 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.61 percent at 4:10 a.m. EST.
European stocks and the euro firmed on Wednesday, enjoying a brief surge after banks borrowed around $489 billion euros from the European Central Bank at its first-ever offer of three-year loans on hopes it will be a significant step toward easing the region's two-year old debt crisis.
European stocks rallied and the euro was well bid Wednesday as investors priced in an improvement in the economic outlook and looked forward to a big take up by banks of the European Central Bank's first-ever offer of three-year loans.
Asian stocks and the euro rose on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. and German data and strong demand for Spanish debt tempered risk-aversion, with investors' focus turning to a European Central Bank tender as a gauge for euro zone funding strains.
Asian stocks and the euro rose on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. and German data and strong demand for Spanish debt tempered risk-aversion, with investors' focus turning to a European Central Bank tender as a gauge for euro zone funding strains.
Asian stocks and the euro rose on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. and German data and strong demand for Spanish debt, with investors' focus turning to a European Central Bank's tender as a gauge for euro zone funding strains.
Stocks rallied nearly 3 percent on Tuesday as investors bought surging banks, homebuilders and networking companies, though low volume was seen as amplifying the market's move.
Stocks surged more than 2 percent on Tuesday as positive economic data at home and abroad cheered investors after some recent declines, though low volume was seen as exaggerating the market impact.
Stocks rebounded sharply on Tuesday as investors latched onto signs of easing stress in Europe's bond markets as well as some positive economic data at home and abroad.
Stocks rebounded sharply Tuesday as a drop in Spain's borrowing costs and unexpectedly strong economic data from Germany eased euro zone debt worries.
Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, indicating equities will rebound from declines in the prior session as borrowing costs in Spain fell and worries about the euro zone's debt crisis eased.
Stock index futures rose Tuesday, indicating equities will rebound from declines in the prior session as a drop in Spain's borrowing costs and unexpectedly positive data from Germany eased euro zone debt worries.
European shares and the euro rose on Tuesday on unexpectedly good news about the German economy's prospects, but concerns about problems policymakers are having in tackling the euro zone debt crisis limited gains.
