Stock Markets

Tokyo stocks open lower ahead of US interest rate decision

Wall Street awaits Fed interest rate decision

New York  - A day before the US central bank sets interest rates, US stocks were mixed as consumer confidence slid to a five- year low, property values continued to slump and a drop in oil and meta

US consumer confidence falls another notch

New York Stock ExchangeWashington  - US consumer confidence fell another notch

Stock Markets slip after a good start

US stock indices mixed amid Ford, Mars moves

New York  - US stocks were mixed Monday as billionaire Warren Buffett financed the 23-billion-dollar takeover of candy company Wm Wrigley Jr Co and investor Kirk Kerkorian bought a large stake in F

Chinese stocks down 2 per cent

Beijing  - Stocks in China closed more than 2 per cent down Monday as the mood of investors was hit by reduced profits announced by big companies, the state news agency Xinhua reported.

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