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* Rise in UK GDP lifts sterling, gilt yields * World shares gain for a 5th day on central bank hopes * Dollar under pressure from disappointing U.S. data * Gold, copper oil recover week's losses By Richard Hubbard LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) -...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 0.7 pct, Nikkei hits fresh near 5-yr peak * Weak U.S. durable goods orders data dents dollar index * Euro resilient despite poor German business survey, rate cut views * Gold, oil recover * European shares likely subdued By...

PARIS, April 25 (Reuters) - European stock index futures pointed to a mostly flat open on Thursday, with investors taking a breather following strong gains made in the past two days, scanning through corporate results to see the impact of the region's...

* Weak U.S. durable goods orders pressure dollar * British GDP expected to confirm global economic weakness * Euro gets support from falls in Italian, Spanish yields * Gold, oil recover on hopes of more central bank support By Richard Hubbard LONDON,...

(Corrects time of UK GDP release to 0830 GMT) * Weak U.S. durable goods orders pressure dollar * British GDP expected to confirm global economic weakness * Euro gets support from falls in Italian, Spanish yields * Gold, oil recover on hopes of more...

* FTSEurofirst up 0.1 pct, Euro STOXX 50 down 0.5 pct * DAX rises on German economy boost and VW gains * Expectations of ECB stimulus still supporting equities * Vodafone up on Verizon Wireless deal prospects By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, April 25 (Reuters)...

* ECB lending, German Ifo data bolster rate cut expectations * European shares build on biggest jump in seven months * Euro hits to three-week lows vs dollar before rebound By Marc Jones LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - European shares built on their best...

* Euro off two-week lows vs dollar, capped as rate cut eyed * MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 1.1 pct, tracking global equity rally overnight * Nikkei scales fresh near five-year highs * European shares likely edge higher By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, April 24...

* ECB lending, German Ifo data bolster rate cut expectations * European shares build on biggest jump in seven months * Euro edges to three-week lows vs dollar By Marc Jones LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - European shares built on their best day in...

* FTSEurofirst up 1.3 percent, Euro STOXX 50 up 1.5 percent * ARM and Richemont beat expected earnings * Mixed PMIs leave space for rate cut * Defensives continue to outperform By Alistair Smout LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - European shares rose on...

LONDON (AP) — Stocks around the world fell sharply Monday as investors gave their initial verdict to a weekend plan to tax depositors in Cypriot banks as part of a bailout of the Mediterranean island nation. Though Cyprus only accounts for...

If you keep an eye on your 401(k), you might be among the cheerful Americans who told researchers in a recent Conference Board consumer confidence survey that they are feeling better about the economy and their future. Rising stocks play a role in making...