Greece's unemployment rate climbed to a record of 26.8% in October, with young people suffering most, amid a recession entering its 6th year.
NewLead Holdings, Deutsche Bank, ArcelorMittal, Nokia Corp, Delta Air Lines, Corning Inc, Terex Corp and Uni-Pixel Inc are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Thursday.
Hasbro’s latest marketing blitz will see the first change to the game’s iconic die cast metal tokens in over 60 years.
Caught off-guard by the employees’ decision to move a court to seek the closure of Kingfisher Airlines, the private Indian air carrier’s Chairman, Vijay Mallya, wrote a letter to them giving the details of the revival plan.
The U.S. stock index futures signal a higher open Thursday ahead of the Department of Labor's weekly jobless claims data.
Crude oil prices advanced in Asian trading Thursday as better-than-expected Chinese trade data reinforced signs of economic recovery in the world’s second largest oil consuming nation.
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were NewLead Holdings Ltd, VOXX International Corporation, iPass Inc, PriceSmart Inc and Arkansas Best Corporation, while the top after-market NASDAQ losers were Nektar Therapeutics Inc, Halozyme Therapeutics Inc, Air Methods Corporation and Multimedia Games Holding Company Inc.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were EXCO Resources, Higher One Holdings, Stone Energy Corp, EQT Corp and FXCM Inc. The top after-market NYSE were Texas Industries, Ruby Tuesday, Foot Locker, PerkinElmer and Timken Co.
Thailand’s consumer confidence rose in December compared to that in the previous month, indicating an improvement in domestic spending which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity.
Asian shares rose Thursday as Chinese trade data, much stronger than expected, magnified momentum overnight from global markets and kept alive hopes for a recovery in the world's second-largest economy.
China’s trade surplus gained in December compared with the previous month, indicating that the world’s second-largest economy's growth is on the upswing.
Facing outrage from all quarters, AIG Inc. said Wednesday it would not sue the U.S. government over terms of its multi-billion dollar bailout.
The euro area’s slump is leaving its mark on Germany, Europe's largest market - fueling fears it will fall into its first recession since '09.
Goldman Sachs' move may have changed the money market fund industry's practice of only reporting prices every 60 days.
A commuter ferry crashed into a pier in lower Manhattan early Wednesday, injuring 57 people, one critically, the New York City Police Department said.
The family of Robert Levinson said they have released five previously unseen pictures of the ex-FBI agent in captivity.
Clearwire Corp, Alcoa Inc, Barclays Plc, BP Plc, Apollo Group, Sprint Nextel, Nokia Corp and Bank of America Corp are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Wednesday.
Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda have seen sales plummet in China over geopolitics but hope the worst is over.
Despite small rise in sentiment in December, the latest euro zone data still presented a decidedly downbeat economic picture.
The U.S. stock index futures signal a higher open amid the optimism that the earnings season will reveal encouraging results.
Asian stock markets mostly advanced Wednesday as sentiment was buoyed after Alcoa kicked off the U.S. fourth quarter earnings season on a positive note.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Global Payments, Radioshack Corp, USG Corp and Alcoa Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers were Blyth, Inc, Teck Resources, InvenSense, Sprint Nextel Corp and CVR Energy Inc.
Malaysia posted a better-than-expected trade surplus in November, indicating that the country’s economic condition continued to improve.
South Korea’s unemployment rate in December remained unchanged from that in November but added fewer jobs compared to those in the previous month.
American International Group Inc., the insurer rescued by the U.S. government in 2008, said Tuesday it is considering joining a lawsuit that claims the bailout terms were unfair, drawing outrage from lawmakers.
Alcoa, the largest aluminum producer in the U.S., posted a fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, in line with Wall Street expectations, and handily beat expectations on revenue.
Herbalife, which sells weight management and skincare products, is being denounced as a pyramid scheme by Bill Ackman, a hedge fund manager. Ackman claims Herbalife’s goal is not to sell products but getting individuals duped into selling business opportunities to their friends who, in turn, sell it to their friends.
China took its history with counterfeits and fakes to a new level when replica buildings and entire towns started showing up.
Seven years and five CEOs later, Sears and Kmart aren't getting any better. And the man blamed for the problems is now at the helm.
Fiscal policy concerns slashed U.S. small-business confidence in December and November to levels typically seen in a recession.
