|
Select
Example Headline of Genre for Date
EU hopes for Sarkozy but fears his nationalism
Reuters - European Union officials are quietly
hoping conservative Nicolas Sarkozy will win France's
presidential election and move swiftly to reform EU
institutions and modernize his country's shackled economy.
EU finance chiefs to focus on surge of euro
AFP - The soaring strength of the euro against leading currencies will be in the focus when EU finance ministers meet in Berlin for informal talks on Friday and Saturday.
Romanian parliament suspends president
AP - Romania's parliament voted Thursday to suspend the popular president who ushered in economic and social reforms to help the country join the European Union, accusing him of abusing his constitutional powers.
Early market signals negative as higher interest rate fears revived
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Global indicators were negative for North American stock markets early Thursday as Asian and European stocks declined, while in Canada higher inflation may trigger concern about possible interest rate hikes.
London shares weighed down by losses
AFP - London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares, Thursday morning, was showing a fall of 0.68 percent to 6,405.30 points.
TSX off early lows, still down 131 points on Chinese growth worries
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market bounced off early lows but was still down more than 100 points mid-morning as investors respond to the latest vow by the Chinese government to rein in higher than acceptable inflation.
Losses in energy, metals take TSX down 124 points on China rate worries
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market fell almost 130 points Thursday morning, just a day after setting a new record high, in a wide ranging decline led by commodity stocks on worries that the Chinese government may raise interest rates to cool off economic growth and get inflation to a more acceptable level.
Suspension of Romanian president brings uncertainty to new EU member, U.S. ally
Canadian Press - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - President Traian Basescu won the hearts of his people with his roguish charm, steering Romania into the European Union this year and attracting millions in foreign investment by opening up the economy.
Chinese rate jitters send TSX lower, NY moves up on earnings, economic data
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market was off early lows but still down well over 100 points Thursday afternoon on fresh worries about what China might do to cool its sizzling economic growth and high inflation.
TSX tumbles on worries about what China could do to cool growth; NY mixed
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market tumbled more than 130 points Thursday, just a day after hitting a new record close, in a broad-based decline led by resource stocks as investors worried that Chinese government moves to cool the economy and bring inflation down could dampen demand for commodities.
| 
