European shares on Friday hit their highest level in nearly two months as investors flocked to technology stocks after positive US earnings overnight, while news of slowing revenue growth from Vodafone weighed on telecoms. The

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Canada's main stock index opened higher on Friday, driven by shares of precious metal miners as demand for gold, a safe-haven asset, rose due to concerns on global growth and political uncertainties. At 9:30 a.m.

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Most Southeast Asian stock markets edged higher on Friday with Malaysia leading the pack, while Singapore trimmed earlier gains after data showed industrial production rose slower than expected in December. Singapore shares climbed about 1

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London's blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, ending three days of losses, as mining, oil and banking stocks gained and pub chain Fuller, Smith & Turner rallied. FTSE 100 was 0.1 percent higher by 0957 GMT,

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New York's La Guardia airport faced major flight delays Friday as air traffic control struggled with staff shortages linked to the partial federal government shutdown, triggering renewed pressure for politicians to end the standoff. The

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With the launch of CNN Brazil, Latin America's biggest TV market is set to be roiled by the entry of a powerful new player looking to challenge the dominance of current leader Globo News. Its

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German business morale fell for the fifth consecutive month in January, a survey showed on Friday, signalling a downturn in Europe's largest economy where company executives have become pessimistic about future business for the first

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The European Central Bank will "probably" downgrade its growth forecasts soon, a senior official said Friday, a day after the Frankfurt institution warned that economic risks to the euro area had worsened. "The near-term growth

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The Russian economy expanded by 1.9 percent in December year-on-year after growing by 1.8 percent the previous month, the economy ministry said on Friday. The ministry increased its estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) growth

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Japanese brewer Asahi has agreed to buy the beer business of London Pride-maker Fuller's for £250 million ($327 million, 289 million euros), the pair announced Friday. As well as purchasing the production and distribution operations

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