World stocks pummelled, dollar slumps as rout gathers pace Jun 13th, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks were pummelled and the dollar slumped on Thursday as a sell-off on global financial markets in thrall to central bank stimulus accelerated. European shares fell sharply in morning trading, dropping 1.3 pe... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : world, stocks, pummelled, dollar, slumps, rout, gathers, pace, Top Keywords

Nikkei slumps as yen firms, Asian shares ease before US jobs Jun 7th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei entered bear market territory on Friday as the yen rose against the dollar on concerns that the key U.S. jobs data will disappoint, while wary investors awaiting clarity on the Federal Reserve's stimu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, slumps, firms, asian, shares, ease, jobs, pace, Top Keywords

Nikkei slumps 1.7 pct into bear country as yen firms Jun 7th, 2013 - 03:50h (CET +01.00) By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell 1.7 percent and entered bear market territory on Friday, having plunged 20 percent from a 5-1/2 year high hit last month. The Nikkei slid to 12,691.33 on Friday morning after th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, slumps, bear, country, firms, ease, jobs, pace, Top Keywords

Business lending slumps in April, mortgages rise May 31st, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Lending to businesses fell sharply in April, dropping by the biggest margin so far in 2013, even as mortgage approvals edged higher. Bank of England figures showed on Friday that net lending dropped nearly 3 billion pounds after a ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : business, lending, slumps, april, mortgages, rise, jobs, pace, Top Keywords

PC shipments face sharp slump in 2013 as tablets ascend - IDC May 28th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Global personal computer shipments face a deeper-than-expected 7.8 percent slump this year as tablets overtake laptops for the first time, according to a report from market research company IDC. The firm pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : shipments, face, sharp, slump, 2013, tablets, ascend, pace, Top Keywords

Stock slump continues on Wall Street May 23rd, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal Reserve remains to keeping up its bond-buying program. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, slump, continues, wall, street, tablets, ascend, pace, Top Keywords

US equities sell-off goes on; futures slump May 23rd, 2013 - 13:40h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The momentum of a late sell-off on Wall Street is carrying through for a second day, with U.S. futures and global stock markets in retreat. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : equities, selloff, goes, futures, slump, tablets, ascend, pace, Top Keywords

HP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct May 22nd, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hp's, slumps, deepens, earnings, fall, tablets, ascend, pace, Top Keywords

Vodafone keeps Verizon payout to make up for European slump May 21st, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone will reinvest a $3.2 billion (2.1 billion pounds) dividend from its healthy U.S. arm to counter weakness in southern Europe that contributed to the largest ever quarterly fall in the group�... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : vodafone, keeps, verizon, payout, make, european, slump, pace, Top Keywords

A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slump May 16th, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Weak sales from Wal-Mart and discouraging economic reports resulted in a down day on the stock market. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : late, fade, wall, street, walmart, disney, slump, pace, Top Keywords