Tag: Europe

Emerging market pain dominates G20 economy talks

Emerging and developed G20 powers struggled to find common ground on Thursday over the turmoil unleashed by the prospect of the United States reducing a flood of dollars to the world economy. The Group of 20, which united in response to global crisis in 2009, now faces a U.S. economy […]

Dollar drops versus euro; yen tumbles on global manufacturing data

The dollar dropped against most currencies on Monday while the yen slid to its lowest in nearly four weeks versus the greenback as better-than-expected manufacturing data from Europe and Japan raised risk appetite and prompted investors to seek assets offering higher returns. Overall the array of data painted a picture […]

Ford first quarter profit rises 15 pct to $1.6b

Ford 1st quarter profit up 15 pct to $1.6b, strength in North America overcomes Europe losses Ford says net income rose 15 percent in the first quarter to $1.6 billion as record North American profits overcame weakness in Europe and South America. Ford beat Wall Street’s forecast with earnings of […]