The European Commission is due to announce plans to ban the sale of seal fur obtained using means that cause unnecessary suffering to the animal. New proposals are thought to endorse techniques where...

Analysts polled by Reuters predicted an 8-1 vote for keeping rates pegged at 5 percent when minutes of the July 9 and 10 meeting are published on Wednesday with Blanchflower being the sole voice in fa...

Research ) net profit fell 19 percent but investors took heart that it did not change its outlook despite a weakening U.S. economy and the distraction of Microsoft's (MSFT.O:

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices held near a six-week low on Wednesday, as worries increased over dwindling U.S. demand at the same time as fears eased Hurricane Dolly would deal a major blow to oil a...

.FTSE index is seen opening as much as 0.8 percent higher on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, having closed down 40.2 points, or 0.7 percent, at 5,364.1 in the previous session.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average climbed 1 percent on Wednesday, with Canon Inc and fellow exporters leading it higher after the dollar gained against the yen on oil's fall to a six-week...

Pressure on Yahoo! to complete a deal with a rival such as Microsoft increased last night after the internet search engine unveiled a sharp fall in profits for the second quarter of the year.

LONDON (MarketWatch) - Bank of England policymakers were divided three ways over interest-rate policy earlier this month, with seven members of the Monetary Policy Committee voting to hold rates stead...

Mortgage approvals fell to a record low of 21,118 in June, a slump of 66.9% compared with the previous year. The annual fall was the biggest since records began in September 1997, according to the B...

The Bank of England's policymakers were divided three ways when it came to voting on interest rates for July. Seven members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep the base rate at 5%, minute...