en-us Reuters) - Oil prices sank to six-week lows below $75 a barrel on Friday as debt default fears in Dubai convulsed financial markets and the dollar rose as investors moved into safer assets.U.S. crude for January delivery was $74.23 a barrel by 1100 GMT (6 a.m. EST)...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:16:18 -0800 Reuters UK) - Share trading on the London Stock Exchange has been halted by technical difficulties, a spokesman for the bourse operator said on Thursday.As a result, all order-driven securities were placed in an auction call period at 10:38 a.m., with all share prices currently to be considered indicative,...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:00:51 -0800 Reuters) - World stocks rose while gold hit another record high and the dollar weakened on Wednesday after Federal Reserve minutes expressed confidence in the durability of the U.S. economic recovery.Federal Reserve officials raised their growth estimate for 2010, helping to offset Tuesday's data showing the U.S....]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:45:10 -0800 Reuters) - Investment flows into hedge funds have turned net positive and the sector is heading toward having assets under management of around $1.75 trillion by year-end, according to Morgan Stanley.That would take them back up to levels last seen in the second quarter of 2007, it said.The investment...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:45:24 -0800 MSFT MS MSFT,MS Reuters) - Gold hit a record high at $1,167.45 an ounce on Monday as dollar weakness pushed the metal through key technical resistance levels, fuelling momentum buying after the metal's sharp run higher earlier this month.Spot gold was bid at $1,165.45 an ounce at 1002 GMT (5:02...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:45:23 -0800 Reuters UK) - FTSE 100 is expected to open up 31 points, or 0.6 percent higher on Friday according to financial bookmakers, rebounding from the previous session's losses with stronger commodity prices seen supporting resource-related shares.The blue-chip index closed 74.43 points lower, or down 1.4 percent, at 5,267.70...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:30:27 -0800 Reuters) - Gold hit a fresh record high near $1,150 an ounce on Wednesday, boosting precious metals across the board, as a dip in the dollar index added to momentum buying as prices broke through key technical resistance levels.In non-U.S. dollar terms, gold also climbed, hitting multi-month...]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:45:27 -0800 Reuters UK) - Gold touched a fresh high above $1,130 an ounce in Europe on Monday as momentum from recent gains and a slide in the dollar index sparked fund buying of the precious metal.Gains in gold boosted interest in other precious...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:30:48 -0800 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - Gold climbed 1 percent on Friday and traded within a striking distance of its record high as the dollar fell against a basket of currencies after weak U.S. consumer sentiment data.Spot gold was at $1,114.55 per ounce at 4:50 p.m., compared...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:16:38 -0800 Reuters UK) - Gold rose above $1,120 per ounce to hit a record high on Thursday for the second straight day, as investors bought the precious metal to hedge against a weakening dollar.Improvements in the economic outlook also lent support to the precious metal. Gold is often...]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:45:58 -0800 Reuters UK) - Japan's Nikkei stock average edged up 0.4 percent on Thursday, buoyed by Wall Street gains on the view that global recovery is looking more certain, with Honda Motor Co and other carmakers up after a positive brokerage report.FamilyMart Co , Japan's third-largest convenience store operator,...]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:31:42 -0800 Reuters) - Oil prices fell slightly on Tuesday but held above $79 a barrel as the dollar weakened, gold stayed strong and a late-season hurricane subsided in the Gulf of Mexico.U.S. crude for December delivery fell 10 cents to $79.33 a barrel by 1204 GMT, after settling...]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:45:37 -0800 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 VOD VOD Reuters) - Shares of Starbucks Corp SBUX jumped 1.5 percent to $20 after the bell on Thursday as the coffee chain operator posted its quarterly results.Reporting by Ellis Mnyandu]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:49 -0800 SBUX SBUX Reuters UK) - The top share index pared losses and gilt futures slipped on Thursday after data showed British manufacturing output rose faster than expected in September, lifting optimism on the economic outlook.The Office for National Statistics said that factory output rose by 1.7 percent in September, increasing from...]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:15:58 -0800 Reuters UK) - Japan's Nikkei stock average lost 1.2 percent on Thursday with Canon Inc and other exporters slipping as investors, prompted by a slightly stronger yen, locked in profits ahead of U.S. jobs data.Sanyo Electric Co lost a fifth of its value after Panasonic...]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:45:56 -0800 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 is seen opening 26-29 points lower on Tuesday retreating after sharp gains the previous session, with investors uncertain about prospects for economic recovery.The blue-chip index is seen by financial bookmakers falling around 0.6 percent after it gained 1.2 percent on Monday to...]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:00:26 -0800