NEW YORK (AP) - The Dow stock market index flirted with the 14,000 line Friday, dashing above it several times throughout the morning and bringing reminders of the last time it hit that mark - almost a different era, before the financial crisis rocke... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks edged lower on Thursday on caution ahead of Friday's all-important jobs report, but the S&P 500 still posted its best monthly gain since October 2011. The benchmark S&P 500 advanced 5.1 percent in January as i... [Full Article]
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's James A. Michener Museum is making plans for a royal visit later this year from Monaco's Prince Albert. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Single-family home prices rose in October, reinforcing the view the domestic real estate market is improving and should bolster the economy in 2013, a closely watched survey showed on Wednesday. The S&P/Case Shiller composite... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Retail sales fell in October as shoppers bought less food and clothing, puncturing a consumer spending revival that policymakers hoped would kick-start the economy heading into 2013. Sales volumes fell 0.8 percent on the month for ... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Inflation jumped to a five-month high in October, driven by higher university fees and food prices, official data showed on Tuesday, just a day before the Bank of England publishes fresh economic forecasts. Annual consumer price in... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices fell at their slowest pace in more than two years last month as demand from prospective buyers grew, suggesting property prices may be bottoming out, a survey showed on Tuesday. The Royal Institution of Charter... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Demand in Britain for new cars picked up in October, car manufacturing lobby SMMT said on Tuesday. New car registrations in Britain rose 12.1 percent on the year in October to 151,252 units, bucking current demand trends in Europe ... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - The British construction sector eked out growth in October, but new work and employment shrank and firms remained cautious about future business, a survey showed on Friday. The Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers' Ind... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters)- House prices rose faster than expected in October, data from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Thursday, though a sustained recovery of the housing market still looks far from certain. House prices in Britain were 0.6 percent hig... [Full Article]