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Stocks in London ended the session sharply down on the back ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Stocks in London ended the session sharply down on the back of dire unemployment figures released in the US and in the eurozone, where the rate hit a 10-year-high. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

A Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) logo is seen in Toronto November ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) logo is seen in Toronto November 9, 2007. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Rio Tinto signage scrolls past the opening bell at the Australian ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Rio Tinto signage scrolls past the opening bell at the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney, June 2009. Miner Rio Tinto said that investors led by Chinese aluminium giant Chinalco had snapped up all its new London-listed shares, as it looks to raise 9.26 billion pounds. Photo:Greg Wood/AFP

Rio Tinto signage scrolls past the opening bell at the Australian ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:02:00 GMT

Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Remote/Amanda Andersen (GERMANY BUSINESS)

An electronic display board showing the FTSE 100 share index ...

(AFP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - An electronic display board showing the FTSE 100 share index in London. The London stock market closed firmer as retailer Marks and Spencer reported strong sales and commodity prices spiked. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

Stocks in London ended down as investors digested news that ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - Stocks in London ended down as investors digested news that GDP had fallen 2.4 percent in the first quarter of 2009, the worst in 50 years. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

Share prices seen at the Australian Stock Exchange. Australian ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - Share prices seen at the Australian Stock Exchange. Australian investors have welcomed the end of a troubled 12 months and hoped for better times ahead as the domestic share market rounded off its worst performance in 27 years. Photo:Greg Wood/AFP

The London stock market rose at the start of trading after sharp ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - The London stock market rose at the start of trading after sharp gains in Asia and overnight on Wall Street. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

Stocks in London ended the session on a firm not with corporate ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - Stocks in London ended the session on a firm not with corporate merger speculations and broker upgrades encouraging investor sentiment. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

Stocks in London ended the session weaker Friday on mixed US ...

(AFP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Stocks in London ended the session weaker Friday on mixed US and corporate data. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

Traders work at their desks in front of the DAX board at the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange June 26, 2009. REUTERS/Remote/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY BUSINESS)

A trader is pictured at a desk in front of the DAX board at ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A trader is pictured at a desk in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange June 26, 2009. REUTERS/Remote/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY BUSINESS)

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this October 15, 2008 file photo. A bipartisan panel armed with subpoena power to investigate causes of the Wall Street meltdown is on the brink of being launched, as Congress embarks on an ambitious effort to reform policing of the financial sector. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

A street sign on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A street sign on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York April 18, 2007. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

A general view of the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) Broadcast ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A general view of the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) Broadcast Centre in Toronto is shown in this June 20, 2008 file photo. Many of Canada's public companies have been slow to implement new international accounting standards that could have big financial implications, according to a study released on Thursday. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

An electronic display board showing the FTSE 100 share index ...

(AFP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - An electronic display board showing the FTSE 100 share index in London. The London stock market has closed lower over renewed concerns about the health of the world economy. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

The London stock market closed lower on Tuesday on lingering ...

(AFP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - The London stock market closed lower on Tuesday on lingering doubts about prospects for an economic rebound ahead of a meeting in Washington of the US Federal Reserve. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

The London stock market closed lower on Thursday, dragged down ...

(AFP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - The London stock market closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by US jobs data, as investors remained anxious about the economic climate. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

A woman passes an electronic board displaying the closing price ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman passes an electronic board displaying the closing price of Nikkei share average (top R), Russia's RTS index and Britain's FTSE 100 index in Tokyo June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

The stock exchange building in Shenzhen, south China. Chinese ...

(AFP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:44:00 GMT

(AFP) - The stock exchange building in Shenzhen, south China. Chinese retail chain Suning Appliance Co said it planned to buy a stake in struggling Japanese consumer electronics retailer Laox for 800 million yen (8.4 million dollars). Photo:Francois Bougon/AFP

The London stock market closed firmer as metal prices climbed ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - The London stock market closed firmer as metal prices climbed and the OECD raised its growth forecast for the global economy. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

A man stands on the balcony above the DAX board at the Frankfurt ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man stands on the balcony above the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Remote/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY BUSINESS)

Traders work at the Frankfurt stock exchange, February 2009. ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - Traders work at the Frankfurt stock exchange, February 2009. Europe's main stock markets firmed amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve will keep rates historicaly low and on signs that recession may be ending in major economies. Photo:Thomas Lohnes/AFP

A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 23, 2009. Stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares a day after Wall Street racked up its worst one-day slide in two months. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

A man reads outside the New York Stock Exchange June 23, 2009. ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man reads outside the New York Stock Exchange June 23, 2009. Stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares a day after Wall Street racked up its worst one-day slide in two months. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 23, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 23, 2009. Stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares a day after Wall Street racked up its worst one-day slide in two months. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York June 23, 2009. Stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares a day after Wall Street racked up its worst one-day slide in two months. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange is pictured ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange is pictured March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Stocks in London were in the red at the start of trade as economic ...

(AFP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - Stocks in London were in the red at the start of trade as economic concerns persisted among investors. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

A foiled terror plot targeting the Toronto area took aim at ...

(CBC) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:06:29 GMT

(CBC) - A foiled terror plot targeting the Toronto area took aim at the Toronto Stock Exchange, Canada's spy agency and a military base, according to an agreed statement of facts read out in court.

Investors monitor prices at the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Investors monitor prices at the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ BUSINESS)

Investors watch share prices on electronic board at Iraq Stock ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Investors watch share prices on electronic board at Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ BUSINESS)

Canadian telecommunications company Nortel that has been in ...

(AFP) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canadian telecommunications company Nortel that has been in bankruptcy protection since January announced it will sell most of its wireless business to Nokia Siemens Networks for 650 million dollars. Photo:Pascal Guyot/AFP

The NYSE Euronext Group logo. NYSE Euronext agreed to acquire ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - The NYSE Euronext Group logo. NYSE Euronext agreed to acquire a 20 percent stake in the Qatar Exchange for 200 million dollars as part of a deal with Qatar Holding, the Qatari firm said on Friday. Photo:Eric Piermont/AFP

The FTSE 100 finished the week higher with sentiment buoyed ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - The FTSE 100 finished the week higher with sentiment buoyed by better-than-expected US data which helped ease concerns over the economic outlook, dealers have said. Photo:Ben Stansall/AFP

A cameraman (C) adjusts a camera, as traders work at their desks ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A cameraman (C) adjusts a camera, as traders work at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Remote/Amanda Andersen (GERMANY BUSINESS)

A man passes in front of the skyline of the main financial district ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man passes in front of the skyline of the main financial district in London. Europe's leading stock markets have risen further owing to technical reasons, analysts said, and following gains on Wall Street overnight and earlier in Tokyo trade. Photo:Leon Neal/AFP

The share price for German car manufacturer Volkswagen is seen ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The share price for German car manufacturer Volkswagen is seen under an emergency exit sign at the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY BUSINESS)

A combination of three pictures shows share trader Tom Holler ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A combination of three pictures shows share trader Tom Holler reacting on share prices development at the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY BUSINESS)

A share trader listens to a phone call as he stands in front ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A share trader listens to a phone call as he stands in front of the German share price index DAX board at the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY BUSINESS)

Share trader Tom Holler (R) reacts on share prices development ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Share trader Tom Holler (R) reacts on share prices development at the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY BUSINESS)

Share trader Juergen Mollnar receives a phone call as he stands ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Share trader Juergen Mollnar receives a phone call as he stands in front of the German share prize index DAX board at the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY BUSINESS)

Share trader Juergen Mollnar smiles as he stands in front of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Share trader Juergen Mollnar smiles as he stands in front of the German share prize index DAX board at the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY BUSINESS)

Share trader Juergen Mollnar checks his wrist watch as he stands ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Share trader Juergen Mollnar checks his wrist watch as he stands in front of the German share prize index DAX board at the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY BUSINESS)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid