U.K. RICS House-Price Gauge Drops to Six-Month Low - Bloomberg

A U.K. house-price index fell to a six-month low in April as demand weakened after a stamp-duty exemption for first-time buyers ended, the Royal Institution […]

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Economists: Sluggish recovery here to stay

The recovery is still chugging along at a sluggish pace, and unfortunately, it looks like it may stay that way for a while.
Economists surveyed […]

IMF: Cuts in European bank lending to drag growth

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that European banks are under pressure to preserve capital and could cut back sharply on lending over the next […]

Tax deadline looms, with opportunities to save, goof

The good news: Taxpayers have extra time this year to file their federal income tax returns. The bad news: That time is running out.
Taxpayers have […]

Treasury Notes Decline a Third Week Amid Optimism Over Greek Debt Bailout - Bloomberg

Treasury notes fell for a third consecutive week amid speculation Greece will secure an aid package from European leaders, discouraging demand for the safest […]

Greek debt not sustainable with 70 percent haircut: S&P

Greece will likely not achieve sustainable debt levels with a 70 percent reduction in the value of bonds held by its private creditors, Standard […]

Poland halts copyright law after mass protests

Poland’s prime minister says he is suspending the ratification process for an international copyright treaty after widespread protests and attacks on government websites.
Donald Tusk said […]

Conoco says reaches China spill compensation deal

ConocoPhillips said Wednesday that it and China National Offshore Oil Corp. reached a $160 million agreement to settle compensation claims from oil spills off northeastern […]

Raymond James buying Morgan Keegan in $1.8B deal

Regions Financial Corp. says it has agreed to sell Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. to Raymond James Financial Inc. for $930 million.
Morgan Keegan, one of […]

Stocks open higher despite S&P’s warning to Europe

U.S. stocks are edging higher in early trading even after Standard & Poor’s warned that it might downgrade Europe’s strongest economies.
Overseas markets sank early Tuesday […]