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RBS to merge Asia-Pacific investment bank units

Royal Bank of Scotland on Tuesday said it will merge its various Asia-Pacific investment banking teams into one group.

Stock futures lose ground after retail sales data

Stock index futures briefly turned negative on Tuesday following a report that pointed to underlying weakness in consumer spending in June.

Retail sales top forecasts, helped by autos

Sales at U.S. retailers rose a stronger-than-expected 0.6 percent in June, boosted by a big jump in auto sales, Commerce Department data showed on Tuesday.

Stock futures rise before Goldman results, retail sales

Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as investors bet that quarterly earnings from Goldman Sachs Group would kick off a strong reporting season for financial companies, offsetting caution over the looming release of June retail sales.

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June rains, penny pinching dampen retail sales

Sales fell at many U.S. apparel retailers and warehouse club stores in June as the weak economy and cool, rainy weather dashed interest in summer shopping for consumers across the country.

June rains, penny pinching dampen U.S. retail sales

Sales fell at many U.S. apparel retailers and warehouse club stores in June as the weak economy and cool, rainy weather dashed interest in summer shopping for consumers across the country.

Bluetooth Big Brother tracks festival-goers

Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices.

Carphone to sell Vodafone contracts again

British telecoms and retail group Carphone Warehouse will offer contracts from Vodafone from next week in its 820 stores, ending a three-year dispute, Vodafone said on Thursday, confirming media reports.

Fiat open to retail and/or institutional bond: report

Italian automaker Fiat is open to issuing a bond for institutional or retail investors, or both, Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Saturday, according to news agency Ansa.

NewRiver Retail suspends property IPO for London's AIM

Opportunistic property investor NewRiver Retail has suspended plans for a 250 million pound ($406.3 million) listing on London's Alternative Investment Market stock exchange, a company spokeswoman told Reuters.

Japan raps Citi for lax money laundering controls

Citigroup has been ordered by Japanese regulators to stop marketing financial products at its retail bank for a month, a slap that is unlikely to squeeze revenue but will further tarnish the U.S. bank's reputation in a key market.

Wall St jumps on Bernanke relief

U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday on investors' relief that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was weathering a tough grilling in Congress relatively well.

Rain, cool weather dampen U.S. June retail sales

Rain and cooler-than-usual weather so far in June may have dampened demand for summer items such as sandals, swimwear and beer for retailers already hard put to counter sales declines during the recession.

Japan's 7-Eleven says may contest regulatory rebuke

Japan's largest convenience store chain, Seven-Eleven, said it may appeal a finding by the country's anti-monopolgy watchdog that it had illegally pressured franchise stores not to cut the prices of food items.

Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy, enters into $202 Mil agreement

U.S. retail chain, Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. filed Wednesday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and entered into a deal worth $202 million with a private equity firm to buy the company’s assets.

U.S. malls' ills give independent stores an opening

The wave of bankruptcies that has eliminated dozens of U.S. retail chains could force landlords to rethink their traditional aversion to having small, independent retailers as tenants, a retail real estate expert said on Thursday.

Oil's spike, retail and jobless data lift Wall Street

U.S. stocks racked up gains across a wide array of sectors on Thursday, aided by rising commodity prices and improving labor market conditions, along with a sharp drop in interest rates.

Retail sales, drop in jobless claims fuel hope

U.S. retail sales rose in May for the first time in three months and the number of workers filing new claims for jobless benefits last week hit a January low, fostering hope the recession was abating.

Wall Street gains on oil's jump, plus retail, jobless data

U.S. stocks racked up gains across a wide array of sectors on Thursday, aided by rising commodity prices and improving labor market conditions, along with a sharp drop in interest rates.

Retail sales in May rise for first time in 3 months

U.S. retail sales rose in May for the first time since January, according to a government report showing results which represent the ‘complete universe’ of over three million retail and food services firms nationwide.

Wall Street seen flat after claims, retail sales

Stocks headed for a flat open on Thursday after data on weekly jobless claims and May retail sales raised worries that the pace of recovery would be sluggish.

Gasoline boosts retail sales

Sales at U.S. retailers rose in May and the number of workers filing new applications for jobless benefits fell for a fourth straight week last week, according to official data on Thursday that suggested the recession was abating.

Gasoline sales boost U.S. retail sales

Sales at U.S. retailers rose for the first time in three months in May as expected, lifted by strong gasoline and building material receipts, according to a government report on Thursday that bolstered views the recession was abating.

Gasoline boosts U.S. retail sales

Stock futures flat ahead of retail, jobless data

Wall Street was set to open flat on Thursday, with investors eyeing retail sales and weekly jobless data for fresh insight into the state of the recession-hit economy.

Organized theft up against retailers, study says

More than nine out of 10 U.S. retailers say they have had merchandise stolen by well-organized crime rings, according to a new report from a leading trade group.