LONDON—European stocks gave back some of their early gains Friday, as investors doubted that promises of action from the Group of 20 nations would do much to boost the global economy. The Stoxx Europe 600 index was up 0.2% at 215.39. London’s FTSE 100 was 0.2% higher at 5055.11, but technology and mining sectors [...]
Reuters - Stocks headed for their biggest drop in more than a month on Thursday as an unsettling outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak data from China stoked global recession fears.[Read more...]
Reuters - Stocks fell further on Thursday, with the Dow industrials briefly down 4 percent, as a bleak outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak data from China heightened fears of a global recession.[Read more...]
Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Thursday, extending losses for a fourth straight session, as the Federal Reserve’s weak outlook for the U.S. economy and disappointing data China heightened fears about a global recession.[Read more...]
Reuters - Major stock indexes fell more than 3 percent on Thursday morning as a grim outlook from the Federal Reserve and downbeat data in Europe and China heightened fears about a global recession.[Read more...]
Reuters - Stocks fell sharply at the open on Thursday, extending losses for a third day, as a grim outlook from the Federal Reserve and downbeat data in Europe and China heightened fears about a global recession.[Read more...]
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Factories around the world are throttling back, further darkening the outlook for a faltering global economy. U.S. manufacturers barely expanded operations in August, according to a report Thursday, as businesses adapt to flagging confidence and a stagnant job market. Asia’s factory sector also pulled back, with bellwethers such as South Korea and Taiwan contracting [...]
BEIJING—China surpassed the U.S. to become the world’s biggest personal-computer market for the first time during the second quarter, market researcher IDC said Tuesday, highlighting the growing importance of a market where big U.S. PC makers have struggled to compete. PC shipments to China numbered 18.5 million units in the second quarter, outnumbering the [...]
The BBA said demand for borrowing from both households and companies continue to be weak reflecting the slow growth in the economy. 11:03AM BST 23 Aug 2011 Comments Gross mortgage lending [...]
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