GEORGE SOROS

The U.S. economy has hit bottom and the current quarter will see positive growth due to the government's stimulus spending, billionaire financier George Soros said on Tuesday.

U.S. consumer confidence took an unexpectedly steep slide in June, figures released on Tuesday showed, suggesting the 18-month-long recession had yet to loosen its grip on the economy.

Billionaire investor George Soros on Tuesday predicted a stop-go economy for the United States, saying fears of inflation will drive up interest rates and choke off growth.

The worst of the global economic crisis is over, multi-billionaire financier George Soros told Polish news channel TVN24 on Sunday urging the creation of international regulations to oversee global markets.

Financier George Soros said on Sunday that China's global influence is set to grow faster than most people expect, with its isolation from the global financial system and a heavy state role in banking aiding a relatively swift economic recovery.

The downward trend in the financial crisis is easing and national economic stimulus packages are starting to work, billionaire investor George Soros was quoted as saying by a German newspaper on Monday.

The downward trend in the financial crisis is easing and national economic stimulus packages are starting to work, billionaire investor George Soros was quoted as saying by a German newspaper on Monday.

Pharmaceutical magnate Francesco Angelini is interested in buying 60 or 70 percent of Italian soccer club AS Roma.

Satellite Asset Management LP, a $2.8 billion hedge fund founded by former employees of billionaire George Soros, is closing down because of client withdrawals, Bloomberg said on its website late Friday.

The financial crisis is happening so fast that books about it can be outdated before they hit the shelves. Some U.S. publishers and authors are responding by bringing books to market faster.

U.S. securities regulators floated five new proposals to curb short selling, drawing fire from short sellers who feel they are being made scapegoats for the financial crisis and stock market plunge.

U.S. securities regulators will seek public comment on five proposals to curb short selling, blamed by some lawmakers and executives for deepening the financial crisis and driving down share prices.

U.S. securities regulators will seek public comment on five proposals to curb short selling, blamed by some lawmakers and executives for deepening the financial crisis and driving down share prices.

Proposals for curbing short selling, blamed by some U.S. lawmakers and executives for worsening the financial crisis and driving down share prices, will be issued for public comment.

Asian stocks slid on Tuesday, snapping a five-day rally as concerns about the health of U.S. banks resurfaced, while expectations that Australian rates would not fall much further kept the Australian dollar steady.

Asian stocks slid on Tuesday, snapping a five-day rally as concerns about the health of U.S. banks resurfaced, while expectations that Australian rates would not fall much further kept the Australian dollar steady.

Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday, snuffing a five-day rally as uncertainty about U.S. banks pushed dealers to take profits on recent gains, while investors' reduced willingness to take risks lifted the U.S. dollar and yen.

Stocks broke a four-day winning streak on Monday after a prominent analyst revived worries over the health of banks and the potential collapse of a takeover of Sun Microsystems bruised sentiment in the technology sector.

Stocks fell on Monday after a warning from a prominent analyst revived worries over the health of banks and the potential collapse of a takeover of Sun Microsystems bruised sentiment in the technology sector.

U.S. stocks slid on Monday, as a prominent analyst warned the bank sector's problems still have further to run and the potential collapse of a takeover of Sun Microsystems hurt sentiment in the technology sector.

U.S. stocks extended losses on Monday, sending the S&P 500 down 2 percent, as a prominent banking analyst gave a bleak view on the bank sector and the collapse of a potential takeover of Sun Microsystems punctured recent enthusiasm about the technology sector.