European Business & Economy - Page 13

AP - European and Asian markets fell again Monday, extending their slide into a second week as investors worried about a possible global slowdown and dumped stocks that had surged in recent weeks. U.S. stocks were steady in early trading.

FT.com - London equities tumbled on Monday, as steep losses on leading Asian exchanges overnight scotched hopes of a recovery after last week's steep falls. Indices stayed above session lows as US trade began, after expectations of a slower start on Wall Street were priced in as Dow and S&P futures accurately predicted the losses. More Info...  

AFP - The International Monetary Fund Monday raised its 2007 growth outlook for Britain's economy to 2.9 percent on Monday, while warning about risks including a frothy property market.

FT.com - European equity markets slumped on Monday as Asian markets were battered by the strengthening yen, which rose to three-month highs against the euro and the dollar as investors dumped risky assets and strategies. More Info...  

Reuters - European shares sank to three-month lows on Monday, led by banks and resource stocks, as the global equity sell-off continued to batter investor confidence and the yen hit three-month highs against the dollar.

FT.com - London equities tumbled in morning trade on Monday, as steep losses on leading Asian exchanges overnight scotched hopes of a recovery after last week's steep falls. More Info...  

FT.com - London equities tumbled in opening trade on Monday, as steep losses on major Asian exchanges overnight were enough to scotch hopes of a recovery after last week's steep falls. More Info...  

Business - European Economy

AFP - The FTSE 100 index of leading shares hardly changed as investors traded cautiously following a three-day slump in global equities.

AFP - The FTSE 100 index of leading shares hardly changed as investors traded cautiously following a three-day slump in global equities.

FT.com - The financial sector bore the brunt of heavy losses suffered by European equity markets this week. More Info...  

AP - An economic and political integration in Asia based on the European Union model is unlikely at this stage because the region is too diverse, the president of the Asian Development Bank said. More Info...  

Reuters - Strong economic growth in Estonia, a new European Union member, hides big social problems -- the bloc's highest rate of registered HIV infections, highest proportion of people in jails and lowest male life expectancy.

FT.com - European equity markets gave up opening gains and turned lower, heading for weekly losses of nearly 5 per cent as turbulent trading resumed. More Info...  

FT.com - London equities pared recent heavy losses to trade in positive territory on Friday morning. More Info...  

FT.com - European equity markets staged a modest rally on Friday as financial and technology stocks rebounded, but gains were tentatvie, with the previous session's violent swing lower still on the minds of investors. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - J Sainsbury stood out in a volatile trading session in which the FTSE 100 swung sharpy before coming to rest at a three-month low on Thursday. More Info...  

FT.com - J Sainsbury stood out in a volatile trading session in which the FTSE 100 swung sharpy before coming to rest at a three-month low on Thursday. More Info...  

FT.com - European equity markets gave back modest but welcome opening gains on Thursday as selling resumed on Wall Street. More Info...  

AFP - Trying to set up a grand European Union-style economic community for Asia "does not appear feasible" the president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday.

AFP - World stock markets plunged again on Thursday as another wave of anxiety spread from investors in Asia to Europe and led to further sharp losses in the United States.