International Business Times
A sharp rise in Spain's borrowing costs on Thursday sent the single currency lower as fears rose that a full sovereign bailout was inevitable, but European shares hit 11-weeks highs as second-quarter company results lifted sentiment. Despite all the...
SF Gate
Markets remained firm Thursday due to upbeat earnings from IBM and ongoing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will provide another monetary stimulus to the economy in coming months. Though Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke did not indicate in his two-...
Ledger-Enquirer
Demand was roughly two times the amount on offer for each issue. But the interest rate on the five-year debt rose sharply to 6.46 percent, from 5.54 percent at the last such auction on July 5...The auction comes as Parliament debates a package of tax...
International Business Times
Shares of Bankia SA climbed 7.60 percent and shares of Repsol SA advanced 1.55 percent. Must Read Sponsorship Link The market sentiment was helped by a 6.9 percent jump in June U.S. housing starts and positive quarterly company earnings. Second...
International Business Times
European shares rose to 11-week highs on Thursday as strong U.S. corporate profits lifted sentiment, while signs of stress in the European debt market kept the single currency trading just above a two-year low. Pressure also remains on the dollar...
The Daily Telegraph
US central bank gave share markets a reason to be optimistic about the world's largest economy...He reiterated that the US economy was slowing and the Fed would use stimulus measures, if warranted, to boost growth. CMC Markets chief market strategist...