* Q2 profits largely positive * U.S. existing home sales also boosts sentiment * U.S. new jobless claims rise in line with expectations * French business confidence improves * UK retail sales rise NEW YORK,...
* Remarks from Fed Chairman Bernanke spur more gains * Weak economic data supported early rally in bond prices * Difference between short- and long-term yields narrows (Adds quote, latest price action, changes byline) NEW...
* Losses widen on stronger-than-expected economic data * Oct ISM manufacturing, Sept construction spending rise * Sept pending home sales higher than forecast * Stock gains damp desire for safe-haven government debt * Market focused...
* Oil recovers from falls on bearish API crude stocks data * Upbeat economic data seen largely factored into oil prices * OPEC unlikely to increase output at September meeting LONDON, Aug 26 - Oil...
* Oil recovers from falls on bearish API crude stocks data * Upbeat economic data seen largely factored into oil prices * OPEC unlikely to increase output at September meeting (Updates throughout, changes dateline, previous...
NEW YORK, Aug 25 - U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday as economic data and the renomination of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke reassured investors and offset concerns about red ink in the federal budget....
SHANGHAI, Aug 11 - Chinese stocks rose 0.46 percent on Tuesday, ending a four-session losing streak, with property shares firm as economists said China's economic recovery still appeared intact after mixed economic data for July....
* Crude stocks rise, distillates fall - EIA * Weak US economic data pressures equities, oil * Funds tell CFTC not to blame for volatility NEW YORK, Aug 5 - Oil fell on Wednesday as...
* Eyes on U.S. GDP * Analysts warn of strong correction LONDON, July 31 - Copper and aluminium prices struck multi-month highs on Friday, fuelled by economic data suggesting global economic recovery may be on...
TAIPEI, June 4 - The Taiwan dollar slipped on Thursday as weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data reignited fears that consumer demand could continue to weaken, hurting the island's export-reliant economy. The Taiwan dollar fell to an...