Archive for December 2012
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Mexican stocks are seen climbing well above current record highs next year as growth in Latin America's number two economy holds up and investors bet on further advances in major economic reforms. Mexico's benchmark IPC
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Brazilian stocks will post steady gains through 2013 as the global economy recovers, though domestic investors will need to see stronger corporate results before stepping back into local equities, a Reuters poll found. Brazil's benchmark
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Al Habtoor Group, one of Dubai's leading family-owned firms, has postponed plans to raise as much as $1.6 billion in a move blamed by analysts on unrealistic price expectations for its stock. The company, whose
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Egypt's bourse fell on Tuesday due to a weak outlook for economic policy, and all other Gulf markets also declined as investors booked profits ahead of the year-end. Cairo's benchmark lost 1 percent, its second
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Portuguese international defender Jose Bosingwa's future at English Premier League strugglers QPR remained in the balance on Tuesday after the club's manager Harry Redknapp refused to say whether he would play for the side again.
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Gareth Barry is confident Manchester City will be able to chase down Manchester United at the top of the table as the champions prepare to face Sunderland on Wednesday. Roberto Mancini's team have responded to
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Former men's tennis world number one Rafael Nadal's long-awaited return after an agonising six-month knee injury battle has been put off because of a stomach infection he revealed on his Twitter and Facebook sites on
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Packed with hard red dirt overlooked by a faded scoreboard, Sierra Leone's only cricket oval is worlds away from the lush, carefully grassed grounds typically associated with the game. Muddy water pools around the edges
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Australia will wait until the very last minute to decide if Michael Clarke has recovered sufficiently from a hamstring injury to lead the side out for the second test against Sri Lanka at Melbourne Cricket
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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has no illusions about the hostile reception awaiting his team at Melbourne Cricket Ground but insists it will only spur the tourists in the second test against Australia starting on
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