Latest news from finance, markets and economy from US, UK and Worldwide
Choose news source:
BBC World CNN Money FT Markets FT World
BusinessWeek Investing Bloomberg Google Yahoo Finance US markets
Yahoo Finance International Finance Yahoo Finance Currency The Associated Press


AP source: Obama to name Goolsbee to head council
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE 2010-09-10T07:41:36Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has chosen one of his longtime economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee, to be the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, a White House official said....
Date: 09/10/2010 Hour: 07:41:36 AM 
Japan introduces new stimulus, better 2Q growth
By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA 2010-09-10T07:38:28Z
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's economy isn't quite as weak as first thought, but it still needs help, the government said Friday as it unveiled details of a new $11 billion stimulus package....
Date: 09/10/2010 Hour: 07:38:28 AM 
Trichet: phasing out crisis measures to take time
By 2010-09-10T07:34:50Z
BERLIN (AP) -- The European Central Bank's president says it may take a while yet to phase out special efforts to keep banks supplied with credit in the wake of the financial crisis....
Date: 09/10/2010 Hour: 07:34:50 AM 
Obama to take GOP to task on economy, tax cuts
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE 2010-09-10T07:31:27Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Striving to gain the upper hand on a crucial political issue, President Barack Obama is faulting Republicans for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy or support some proposed new tax breaks for businesses that the GOP has backed in the past....
Date: 09/10/2010 Hour: 07:31:27 AM 
Experts say big egg farms can mean big problems
By DAVID MERCER 2010-09-10T07:29:50Z
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- From the first days of the recent recall of 550 million eggs from two Iowa farms, one issue about large-scale agriculture has been clear: When something goes wrong on a big farm, it's going to be a big problem....
Date: 09/10/2010 Hour: 07:29:50 AM 
Nokia replaces CEO with Microsoft exec
By MATTI HUUHTANEN 2010-09-10T07:22:06Z
HELSINKI (AP) -- Nokia Corp. will replace CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with Stephen Elop from Microsoft on Sept. 21, the world's largest handset maker said Friday, as it struggles to keep pace with smaller and more innovative rivals, particularly in the smartphone market....
Date: 09/10/2010 Hour: 07:22:06 AM 
Asia stocks gain on Japan, US economy indicators
By ERIKA KINETZ 2010-09-10T06:06:44Z
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Most Asian markets gained Friday after Japan said its economy grew more than estimated and better U.S. jobs and trade figures eased fears that the world's largest economy might slip back into recession....
Date: 09/10/2010 Hour: 06:06:44 AM 
US airlines squeezed as Haneda goes international
By YURI KAGEYAMA 2010-09-10T05:03:51Z
TOKYO (AP) -- Haneda airport will open up to international flights next month as Japan works to maintain Tokyo's status as an Asian travel hub. But it comes with a big catch for U.S. airlines who've been squeezed into the least convenient time slots....
Date: 09/10/2010 Hour: 05:03:51 AM 
China's August trade surplus 2nd highest this year
By JOE McDONALD 2010-09-10T04:36:23Z
BEIJING (AP) -- China's trade surplus hit its second-highest level this year in August, likely fueling U.S. demands for Beijing to ease currency controls....
Date: 09/10/2010 Hour: 04:36:23 AM 
Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes
By 2010-09-10T04:14:33Z
SEATTLE (AP) -- U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc....
Date: 09/10/2010 Hour: 04:14:33 AM