BEIRUT (AP) - As fighting rages just across the border, Lebanese are giving signs of joining the battle on rival sides of Syria's civil war - Sunnis on the side of the rebels, Shiites on the side of the regime - raising fears that Lebanon with i... [Full Article]
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Leasing companies are in talks with the government and the Bank of England about extending a flagship government credit scheme to enable the firms to offer more finance, a trade body said on Monday. Britain launch... [Full Article]
TOKYO (AP) - It's easy to write off North Korean threats to strike the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile as bluster: it has never demonstrated the capability to deploy a missile that could reach the Pacific island of Guam let alone the... [Full Article]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen slumped on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a bold plan to pump money into the economy, while U.S. stocks gained on investor optimism that expansionary central bank policies would remain supportiv... [Full Article]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen sank on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a bold plan to pump money into the economy, pushing the dollar higher, while U.S. stocks edged higher on investor relief that central bank policies would r... [Full Article]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen sank on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a bold plan to pump money into the economy, pushing the dollar higher, while U.S. stocks rose as investors were reassured that central bank policies remain... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's services sector grew in January at its strongest pace in five months, official data showed on Thursday, potentially easing concerns that the economy is back in recession. The Office for National Statistics said servi... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration is rewarding the Egyptian government with financial aid because of Cairo's promises of economic and political reforms. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - World share markets fell and the dollar and safe-haven assets rose on Thursday, a day after minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting cast doubts over how much longer the U.S. central bank would stick to its stimulu... [Full Article]