Algiers :: Algeria
| about 6 hours ago
UAE stock markets will be closed from December 2 and will resume trading on December 11. The holidays will mark the UAE Day, Arafat Day and Eid Al Adha. The Dubai Financial Market General Index snapped a four-day advance to close flat at 0.52 per cent...
Tags: stock markets, stock market, stock, global, stocks
Chicago :: IL :: USA
| about 6 hours ago
United Airlines parent UAL Corp., which faces increased cash needs because of soured jet-fuel hedges, disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday that it intends to sell up to $200 million in newly issued shares. The airline holding company said in its Securities...
Tags: airline, share, plan, stock, news, UAL Corp.
Mexico City :: Mexico
| about 8 hours ago
The iron ore producer said it plans to purchase Petroleum Geoscience Technology Ltd. for 15 million reals ($34.8 million). The deal extends Vale's investment in natural gas production, used to supply its own projects. "Declining equities and poor [purchasing...
Tags: market, stocks, stock, stocks fall, decline, share, plan, asian markets
Paris :: France
| about 9 hours ago
Many of these indicators, including monthly data on the largest component of GDP, consumption, have declined sharply in recent months," they wrote. The announcement came as the stock market fell sharply, its first decline in five sessions. The Dow Jones...
Tags: recession, economy, decline, stock market, stock
Shanghai :: China
| about 16 hours ago
Stocks gave back some of their steep rally of last week after weak economic data overseas raised fears of a protracted world-wide slowdown. Just after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down about 220 points, or 2.5%, at 8609.13.
Tags: stock, dow, stocks, global, 500, share, news, stock futures
Shenzhen :: China
| about 18 hours ago
Chinese shares close up 1.25pc (1 hr 18 mins ago) Chinese shares closed up 1.25 percent led by bargain-hunting for property shares and news that China Merchants Property Development successfully sold 450 million new shares, dealers said. The benchmark...
Tags: shares, wall street, china, stocks, stock, shares close
Tehrān :: Iran
| about 21 hours ago
U.S. crude for January delivery slipped $3.02 to $51.41 a barrel in electronic trading. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, a coalition of nations that produce about 40% of the world's oil, held an emergency meeting in Cairo this weekend...
Tags: oil, opec, New York Mercantile Exchange, stock, oil price, Iran, Massachusetts, oil tumbles
Singapore :: Singapore
| 1 day ago
Gold slipped after oil dropped more than $US1 and profit taking hit Japanese shares, while a series of US data which could set the tone for the dollar was likely to discourage investors from taking large positions. Gold has bounced more than 18% since...
Tags: oil, Thomson Reuters, stock, New York Mercantile Exchange
Sydney :: Australia
| 1 day ago
Australian shares have tumbled in early trade, extending yesterday's retreat, after worries about the US economy sparked steep slides on overseas markets. In early trade, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.3%, or 120.5 points, at 3560.7, while...
Tags: shares, share, market, exchange, stock, stocks, S&P, All Ordinaries, asx200 index
Washington :: DC :: USA
| 1 day ago
Scotland is heading for recession in the current quarter, the sector's industry body has warned...And he added that he did not expect the sector to recover until at least the beginning of 2010. Scottish Engineering's latest quarterly report came as data...
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