HONG KONG ? World stock markets were mixed Tuesday as a rebound in Asia a day after news of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s death faded and European shares opened lower on debt crisis worries. Benchmark oil rose above $94 while the dollar weakened against the euro and yen. In early European trading, the [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Stock index futures rose on Monday after Wall Street’s steep decline last week, but the death of North Korea’s leader over the weekend and a warning from Fitch about possible credit downgrades kept investors jittery. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack while on a train trip, state [...]
(Reuters) ? Stocks fell on Monday on lingering concerns over a deal for economic integration in Europe and after Intel cut its revenue outlook. Italian one-year borrowing costs stayed close to a record high at an auction in a sign that last week’s European Union summit failed to reassure investors that the region’s leaders were [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Stocks rose on Friday and were on track to end the week higher as Italy’s Senate approved economic reforms, easing investors’ concerns about the euro zone’s debt crisis. Italian bond yields, which earlier this week hit the highest level the euro was introduced in 1999, fell sharply after Italy’s upper chamber [...]
