business - "market"

China's government uncharacteristically watched from the sidelines as the country's stock markets crashed, leaving small investors in the lurch, investors said.

Google's biggest threat may not be Microsoft or Yahoo. No, one of the most formidable challenges facing Google is likely sitting in your pocket or purse. It's your cell phone, and it will put added pressure on Google and other Internet companies to revamp the way they handle online marketing.

U.S. stock markets, lately rising on investors' newfound willingness to take on risk, will try to cling to their nearly two-month rally during next week's round of economic and corporate news.

said Friday it will raise its automobile prices in the U.S. market by 0.7 pct on average later this month. Toyota will lift its suggested retail price by 0.9 pct for the 2009 model year Camry sedan, 1...

Tokyo, May 3, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Tokyo stocks are seen to remain firm next week thanks to growing signs of the global credit market regaining stability and receding pessimism about corporate earnings...

Stocks pared their early gains Friday, as the market digested the prior session's big advances and lots of news from wall street.

The Oracle of Omaha is looking all too prescient in the wake of Berkshire Hathaways 64% first-quarter earnings drop. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, Berkshires CEO, noted in this years annual report that changing market conditions can cause large quarter-to-quarter swings in the conglomerates reported earnings, because accounting rules dictate that the fair value of [...]

Activity in the UK's construction industry sank to its lowest level for nearly a decade last month, according to a report from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

To sell a home in many parts of the country, sellers need to outshine the competition, must be willing to negotiate on price and have to be prepared for months on the market. It's enough to make some sellers sit this season out, waiting for conditions to improve.

Like a spreading infection, restrictions on credit are moving into new and more specialized niches of the mortgage market.