The tentative recovery by Europe's fund management industry gathered pace in the third quarter of 2009, spreading its

US unemployment reached 10.2 per cent in October, weighing on consumer confidence and underlining concerns about the outlook

Foreign companies could be sued more easily in US courts under legislation working through Congress that has led to concerns

DR Horton, the second biggest homebuilder in the US, narrowed its losses in the latest quarter as house orders surged, but

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The signals are mixed, but the US recovery is looking sluggish. Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, gave a

BACKGROUND NEWSHong Kong Exchanges & Clearing chairman Ronald Arculli said asset bubbles may be looming in Asia amid

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