SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Martin Kaymer of Germany beat Lee Westwood of England in the first hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday to win the French...

O’Kane Plumbing & Electrics has secured a major five-year deal with the Department of Social Development in the North, valued at stg£10 million (€11.7 million) annually.The deal is for the...

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is plotting a football revolution in Europe after calling for the continent's biggest clubs to create a new "Super...

Ireland has been receiving roughly €1 million a week from EU research funding over the past two years, according to new figures released from the Seventh EU Framework Programme (FP7).Science...

(RTTNews) - Retail sales in the Eurozone declined 3.3% year-on-year in May, faster than a revised 2.5% drop in the preceding month, the Eurostat said Friday. Economists expected sales to fall 2.7%....

July 5, 2009 Six months after Slovakia joined the euro, the government is investigating why its citizens are doing their shopping in Hungary. The forint's 14 percent decline against the single...

Excerpts: Obama re Syria visit.Syrian troops moving into Lebanese territories.African Union to become bloc like European Union +++NAHARNET 4 July '09:"U.S.: Cabinet Internal Matter, Obama's Visit...

SEOUL — North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles yesterday, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the US on its Independence Day that further stoked regional...

(RTTNews) - Friday, reports said citing data released by the Markit Economics that the composite purchasing managers' index or PMI, a measure of private sector activities in the 16-nation economy,...

(SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Between the U.S. market holiday and a Wimbledon semi-final, European markets traded with extremely light volume and closed yesterday's session virtually...

MADRID, July 4 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank considers current eurozone interest rates 'appropriate', Executive Board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo said on Saturday, two days after it...

MADRID (Dow Jones)--European Central Bank Executive Council member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo said Saturday that current interest rate levels are appropriate, and that the euro-zone economy is...

LONDON/TOKYO -- The U.S. dollar edged up Friday against the euro as fresh worries about the health of the U.S. economy supported the â??safe-havenâ? greenback, dealers said. In late morning...

The Government has applied to the EU for €20m in funding to support the 1,900 Dell workers made redundant in Limerick.Dell is transferring its operations from Raheen to Poland over the next number...

. EUR AUD is in a consolidation after the last bullish movement. The volatility is high. ForexTrend daily (Mataf Trend Indicator) is in a bearish configuration. 1H ForexSto (Modified Stochastic)...

EDITOR'S PICKS MOST READ MOST E-MAILED Trading Center European Market Updates 7/3/2009 2:00 PM ET TOP MARKET NEWS Sponsored By (RTTNews) - The European markets fell for the second day on Friday, as a...

ALICANTE, Spain — Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol will play for Spain in September in the European Basketball Championship. Gasol said Friday that it was an easy decision after winning...

LONDON — Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually...

BAGHDAD — A fiery protest yesterday marked the start of US Vice-President Joe Biden’s visit to Iraq. Biden met General Ray Odierno, the top US officer in Iraq, and Christopher Hill,...

VIENNA — The incoming head of the UN nuclear watchdog yesterday said he did not see any hard evidence Iran was trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear arms.“I don’t see any evidence in...

RAMALLAH (West Bank) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday expressed regret that his secular Fatah party and its Hamas rivals were unable to reach an Egypt-brokered unity agreement.“The...

The government has provided billions in backing, yet some critics say banks still aren't lending enough or passing on lower interest...

When struggling British Airways asked employees to take unpaid leave or work free to help cut costs, IT staff chipped in $3.3 million of their...

The news has been well greeted by shops and consumers groups alike, who now hope the extra produce will enable sellers to lower their prices. Up until Wednesday's repeal, roughly 20 percent of...

Two Co Longford SUV dealers have been told to pay €10.2m to the Revenue Commissioners for underpaying and the non payment of VAT. It was the first case of this kind ever taken by Revenue at...

ACC Bank has secured a summary judgment order for some €6.2 million against developer Thomas McFeely over non-repayment of a commercial development loan issued four years ago. Mr Justice...

Paris - UEFA president Michel Platini said that Ukraine could be deprived of playing co-host with Poland to the Euro-2012 football championships, the daily L'Equipe reported Friday. "We have to take...

MARKETS-FOREX (UPDATE 6): * Dollar dips vs euro, riskier FX after Thursday's gains * Trading subdued as U.S markets shut for holiday * Euro zone services PMI dips from May's 7-mth high (adds quote,...

The Railway Procurement Agency is reporting after-tax profits of almost €7.5m for last year.That is an increase of around €800,000 on the previous year.The agency, which is celebrating the fifth...

The FTSE 100 Index clung to its opening mark today as progress was held back by poor corporate news flow and disappointing figures from the key services sector.Low volumes also added to lacklustre...

By David Brett LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Britain's leading equity index closed marginally higher on Friday as positive financial and defensive stocks outpaced weaker commodity shares, which tracked...

Slideshow: Europe's Paper Tigers Clients have to sign a contract, with the words "Agreement" in bold letters at the top. The client agrees to the collateral, "that is, my immortal soul"....

By ISHAQ SIDDIQI European stocks remained weak Thursday, hit by the worse-than-expected U.S. June nonfarm payrolls report. The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index was down 1.2%. London's FTSE 100...

AMMAN - Uncertainty prevailed at most of Arab stock markets this week as investors awaited the release of second-quarter corporate results, which they believed would decide the course of regional...

The integration of smart technology and remote-control capabilities enable the iMaser to operate with enhanced reliability and free maintenance, allowing the company to offer extended warranty...

A former Austrian fund manager is being investigated by prosecutors who believe she was paid more than $40 million to channel billions of dollars of investments to Bernard Madoff, the Wall Street...

The Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club, the most famous of all of tennis' grand slam events, had already marked some notable "firsts" before finals. For the first time a roof was used...

A Kildare man who was caught with €2m worth of heroin following a garda surveillance operation after a suspicious pallet was intercepted by customs officers has been jailed for 10 years.Paul Drew...

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Retailers in the euro zone saw their sales fall in May, renewing a slump that was broken in April by a short-lived improvement, according to official EU data today. The volume of retail sales in the...

By Farah Master LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Britain's leading share index was 0.2 percent lower by midday on Friday after poor U.S. jobs data in the previous session mired market sentiment and lower...

By Charlotte Cooper TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro struggled back from its lowest levels in a week on Friday, after a wave of sell orders compounded losses made on bleak U.S. jobs numbers, and it found...

* Euro recovers modestly vs dlr after Thursday's sharp fall * Mood remains cautious after bleak U.S. jobs numbers * Euro zone services PMI, retail sales data awaited * Trade seen quiet due to U.S....

Interest rates in the Eurozone economies have been kept on hold at at 1.0% for another month following the European Central Bankâ??s regular meeting. The decision was widely expected, however...

Signs of a recovery in the euro zone's dominant services economy took a backwards step in June but business optimism hit a near two-year high on hopes that the worst is over, surveys showed on...

A 30-second snippet of Michael Jackson rehearsing two days before his death was released Thursday, part of more than 100 hours of footage that could be turned into live albums, a movie and a...

By Tricia Wright LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index was flat early on Friday following sharp losses in the previous session on downbeat U.S. jobs data, with weak oils and miners...

European Commission warns of likely permanent loss in Eurozone potential economic output because of global economic crisis By Finfacts Team Jul 3, 2009 - 7:28:50 AM ...

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(Figures in Rupees) Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 45.30 50.65 Sterling Pound 74.45 82.65 Euro 63.20 70.45 Australian Dollar 36.50 40.25 Bahrain Dinar 119.15 135.75 Canadian Dollar 38.50 43.35 Danish...