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Global stocks slip 

Reuters - 11 hours 8 mins ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks slid and the U.S. dollar rose on Friday as investors cut their exposure to risky assets amid signs of an anaemic U.S. economic recovery. More »

  • A branch of Barclays bank is seen in Boroughbridge, northern England June 4, 2009. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

    Barclays takes hold of Crescent 

    Reuters - Yesterday, 07:05 pm

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has handed off its Crescent real estate subsidiary to Barclays Capital , the companies said on Friday. More »

  • European stocks steady in midday trade

    European stocks steady in midday trade

    AFP - Yesterday, 12:22 pm

    LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets steadied on Friday one day after equities slumped on jitters regarding the economic outlook, traders said. More »

  • A woman crosses a walkway between Goldman Sachs offices in central London October 15, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

    Shareholders ask Goldman to cut bonuses - report

    Reuters - Yesterday, 06:22 am

    Goldman has faced public anger for setting aside nearly $17 billion (10.2 billion pounds) - (Reuters) - Some of Goldman Sachs Group Inc's largest shareholders have asked the company to cut the size of its bonus pool and pass along more of its profits to investors, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation. More »

  • A man walks on a footbridge in Tokyo's Shiodome business district November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

    Japan economy back in deflation

    Reuters - Yesterday, 06:06 am

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government said for the first time since 2006 that the economy was back in deflation, warning of the risk that price falls may pressure a fragile economy barely out of its worst recession in decades. More »

  • A U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing employee monitors newly printed bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington October 23, 2006. REUTERS/Jim Young

    Fed sees little risk of inflation 

    Reuters - Yesterday, 12:56 am

    WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - Senior U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Thursday inflation is not an immediate threat as a weak economic recovery and a grim outlook for jobs keep price pressures in check. More »

  • ECB to gradually unwind fiscal support measures

    Reuters - Thursday, November 19 10:37 pm

    PARIS (Reuters) - PARIS (Reuters) -ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Thursday the central bank would proceed with a gradual withdrawal of unconventional policies and a top EU official said it was not time to put exit strategies in place. More »

  • Fed's Bullard: Hopeful of strong U.S. growth in Q4

    Reuters - Thursday, November 19 10:30 pm

    PARIS (Reuters) - A senior Federal Reserve official said on Thursday he was hopeful of strong U.S. economic growth to close out the year, but said he was "losing faith" in employment starting to rise before 2010. More »

  • OECD sees Fed, ECB rates on hold into late 2010 

    Reuters - Thursday, November 19 01:26 pm

    PARIS (Reuters) - The world's key central banks will not need to start raising policy interest rates until late 2010 due to low inflation and economic slack, and can then proceed gradually, the OECD said in a report published on Thursday. More »

  • European stock markets weaken

    European stock markets weaken

    AFP - Thursday, November 19 12:22 pm

    LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets retreated on Thursday following losses in Tokyo and overnight on Wall Street, as investors digested mixed economic data and outlooks for the global economy. More »

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