en-us Reuters) - U.S. house prices rose in the third quarter, ending a two-year downward trend, and the housing market was now slightly undervalued, an independent survey showed on Friday.IHS Global Insight's quarterly housing valuation survey showed prices were up 0.2 percent from the second quarter, led by a 2.1...]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:15:08 -0800 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:37:42 -0800 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:41:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - Factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region hit a 4-1/2 year high in December and a gauge of future economic conditions rose last month, adding to evidence of a pick-up in the pace of the economy's recovery.However, the number of people filing new applications...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:15:54 -0800 FDX FDX Reuters) - Factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region hit a 4-1/2 year high in December and a gauge of future economic conditions rose last month, adding to evidence of a pick-up in the pace of the economy's recovery.However, the number of people filing new applications for...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:35 -0800 FDX FDX Reuters UK) - House prices in England and Wales rose at their fastest pace in three years in November, but there are signs that activity may be levelling off just as new instructions to sell hit a 2-year high, according to a survey on Tuesday.The Royal Institution of Chartered...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:45:06 -0800 Reuters UK) - British firms plan to stop laying off staff in early 2010 for the first time in more than a year, but only finance firms and utility companies plan to increase hiring, according to recruitment firm Manpower.Its quarterly employment outlook survey published on Tuesday showed a seasonally...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:34:50 -0800 Reuters UK) - Pension liabilities are increasingly stopping companies from pursuing mergers or restructurings, a survey showed on Monday.The number of companies which see their pension liabilities as an obstacle to such activities has nearly doubled in the last two years to 33 percent, according to the survey conducted...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:12:46 -0800 Reuters UK) - The manufacturing sector will return to growth next year, the recovery gaining pace after a slow first quarter, the Engineering Employers' Federation EEF said on Monday.New export orders in a stronger global economy are expected to help fuel the improvement and the weaker sterling exchange rate...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:12:21 -0800 Reuters) - Shares of Japan Airlines Corp jumped 4 percent on Wednesday after the struggling carrier said most of its retirees were willing to accept cuts to pension payouts.JAL needs two-thirds of 8,800 retirees and two-thirds of 17,000 employees to agree to pension reductions -- a...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:53:20 -0800 DAL DAL Reuters) - U.S. home buyers are less willing to buy foreclosed properties than they were six months ago, citing risks like hidden costs, but demand could grow because of the government's expanded tax credit, a survey showed on Tuesday.A continued drop in demand for the glut...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:37:26 -0800 Reuters) - Japanese business confidence edged up more than expected in the three months to December but remained negative for the sixth quarter in a row, a Bank of Japan survey showed, as the economy slowly recovers from its worst postwar recession.The headline index for big manufacturers' sentiment was...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:29:53 -0800 Reuters) - A forward-looking measure of hiring intentions improved in the United States and most other countries, suggesting job growth may resume in the first quarter, according to a quarterly survey by Manpower Inc MAN.The survey shows the pace of jobs recovery appears to be faster...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:24:07 -0800 MAN MAN Reuters) - Big, full-service brokerages have lost a significant chunk of business to online firms that told small investors they are better off making their own decisions, Aite Group said in a report.In the wake of a financial crisis that shook up the brokerage industry...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:05:33 -0800 AMTD BAC SCHW C ETFC MS AMTD,BAC,SCHW,C,ETFC,MS Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:27:00 -0800 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:56:00 -0800 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:48:00 -0800 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:04:00 -0800 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:40:00 -0800 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:17:00 -0800