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Markets lower today

Friday, 24 October 2014, 10:14 Last update: about 13 years ago

Yesterday, European markets fluctuated between gains and losses, as after a negative opening we saw above expectations Manufacturing PMI and better than expected Spanish unemployment figures. Whereas...

Positive Eurozone data lifts markets, marginally

Thursday, 23 October 2014, 13:41 Last update: about 13 years ago

As the build-up to 3 key events intensifies, namely this weekend's announcement of the AQR stress tests on European Banks, as well as the forthcoming ECB and US Federal Reserve interest rate setting...

Nokia turnaround since handset unit sale continues

Thursday, 23 October 2014, 10:28 Last update: about 13 years ago

Nokia appears to have turned around its fortunes after the sale of its ailing cellphone unit to Microsoft, reporting a third-quarter net profit of 747 million euros ($950 million), from a loss of 91...

Spanish jobless figure drops as economy picks up

Thursday, 23 October 2014, 10:25 Last update: about 13 years ago

Spain's unemployment rate dropped to 23.7 percent in the third quarter from 24.5 percent in the previous three-month period, the latest sign of the economy's recovery. The National Statistics...

Hyundai Motor's 3Q profit falls 28 percent

Thursday, 23 October 2014, 10:22 Last update: about 13 years ago

Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday its profit sank nearly 30 percent for the July-September quarter, hurt by a stronger South Korean currency and weak sales growth in its home market. South Korea's...

Stocks sink as oil falls, China factories slumber

Thursday, 23 October 2014, 10:17 Last update: about 13 years ago

Global stocks fell Thursday after another slump in oil prices added to doubts about the strength of global demand and China's manufacturing output grew at the slowest pace in five months. KEEPING...

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