Weak U.S. Job Report Expected for September
U.S. employment likely grew only modestly in September, with hiring too weak to pull down a lofty jobless rate and dispel recession fears.
Gold Prices Retreat as European Stocks Gain
Gold fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday, extending the previous day's hefty losses, as rising equities diverted some interest from the precious metal, and as investors remained wary of buying into the market after its recent sharp volatility.
Apple Event Confounds Predictions; When Will iPhone 5 Arrive, Finally?
Apple Inc.'s Let's talk iPhone event on Tuesday wound up as a Let's Keep Guessing About iPhone 5 event, with Tim Cook showcasing just an improved version of the iPhone 4, dubbed the iPhone 4S, rather than the much talked-about new phone with a revolutionary design and a larger display.
Deutsche Bank Warns of Profit Miss, Job Cuts
“Europe was, of course, not particularly successful in the last few months.”
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European Shares Swoon on Greek Deficit Reduction Fears
European stocks are dropping on reports that the Greek government will not achieve the deficit targets it needs to receive the next tranche of the bailout from the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Markets Reel as Greece Stumbles Toward Default
Greece's admission that it will miss its deficit targets this year and next despite harsh new austerity measures sent stock markets reeling on Monday and raised new doubts over a planned second international bailout.
iPhone5 Release: Top 5 Contenders Apple Should Worry About
By now, news of Apple's invitation to a specifically iPhone-related event, on Tuesday at its Cupertino campus in California is old news. However, it is still unclear whether this event will see the release of the highly-anticipated iPhone5.
Russia's Polymetal Aims for Premium Listing on LSE
Russian precious metals miner Polymetal is seeking a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange, raising about $500 million in a move it hopes will catapult it into the FTSE 100 bluechip index and hand it currency for acquisitions.
iPhone 5 Release: Cases Appear in AT&T Inventory
Cases of iPhone 5 have reportedly appeared in AT&T’s inventory list which is adding more hopes that the next generation Apple smartphone can be a more radically revamped iPhone 5 instead of the minor iPhone 4S upgrade.
Standard & Poor's, Fitch Downgrade New Zealand over Growing Debt
New Zealand suffered its second ratings downgrade within hours on Friday as Standard & Poor's cut the country's rating by one notch because of its growing foreign debt, after rival Fitch Ratings' had taken similar action.
Apple Sets iPhone Event on Oct.4; No Details Given
Apple invited the tech press to an iPhone-related event scheduled for Oct.4, with simply the email tag Let's talk iPhone.
Greentown woes reveal risks in China property boom
China is moving to choke off funding avenues to developers across the country, tightening or eliminating credit options in a bid to slow the rampant property market and bring down prices without sending the broader economy into a crash.
Analyst Predicts Aluminum Unibody for iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 will come in the unibody form Apple uses in its Macbooks, an analyst predicts.
Analyst: Apple to Release Unibody Aluminum iPhone 5, Low-cost iPhone 4S: Report
A Wall Street analyst is expecting Apple to announce a fully redesigned iPhone 5 that will have a unibody aluminum case, and an iPhone 4S, which is a low-cost version of the current iPhone 4.
4 Reasons Gold Prices Will Rise Again
Gold prices, which lost 20 percent of their value since early this month, will rise for four reasons, say analysts.
Gold Price Recovers, Rising from Overnight Collapse
Gold prices recovered from huge overnight losses Monday before paring losses to about 1 percent. Still in the last three days the precious metal has now lost more than 9 percent of its value in its biggest three-day drop since 1983.
Gold Prices Plunge More Than $100 Per Ounce
Gold prices slumped more than $100 an ounce on Friday, the biggest fall on record in dollar terms, as traders sold to cover losses, while global stocks edged up on expectations the European Central Bank will take new measures to contain the euro zone debt crisis.
World Stocks Break from 14-Month Lows
World stocks came off 14-month lows on Friday on expectations policymakers would take further action to ease the Eurozone debt crisis, while commodities fell broadly on worries about a global economic slump.
Gold Price Falls 3 Percent, Losing Safe-Haven Cred to Dollar
Gold prices fell about 3 percent Friday, setting up the third weekly decline for what has recently been touted as the pre-eminent safe haven.
European shares fall again as G20 talk seen hollow
European shares fell on Friday after a fresh pledge of support from leading global economies to shore up the financial sector failed to placate markets, leaving them on course for a fifth straight month of losses.
European Stocks Seen up Despite Slide in Asia
European shares were poised to claw their way off 26-month lows on Friday, but Asian stocks slid on fears of renewed recession in the developed world and as a pledge from the G20 to preserve financial stability left investors largely unimpressed.
Goodrich Shares Surge on United Technologies Takeover
The company said that about 75 percent of the acquisition will be financed by debt, with the remaining facilitated by stock issuance (amounting to $4.6-billion in new shares).
Tough Judge Sets AT&T Antitrust Trial for Feb. 13
U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle set Feb. 13 as the date when trial will start on the U.S. Justice Department’s case against the $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile by AT&T.
Tough Judge Gets Tough Antitrust Case: U.S. vs. AT&T Goes to Court
One thing is certain: when she opens the hearing in Washington on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle will face a courtroom filled with richly compensated communications lawyers, especially those paid by AT&T and T-Mobile.
U.S. Stock Index Futures Signal Sharp Losses
Stock index futures pointed to a sharply lower open on Wall Street on Monday, as renewed fears of a Greek debt default prompt investors to book some of last week's gains and turn to safer assets such as gold.
Gambling Rose opens up four shot lead at BMW
Britain's Justin Rose carded a two-under-par 69 to open up a commanding four stroke lead after the third round of the BMW Championship on Saturday and give himself a shot at the season-ending $10 million jackpot.
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