Reuters U.S. stock index futures point to modest rebound | * U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones up 0.2 percent and Nasdaq futures up 0.3 percent at 0841 GMT. | ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Japan Market Photos Stock Wikipedia: Wall Street Novosti Russian Stocks Continue Fall on Greek Tragedy | Russian stocks continue falling on Friday, hitting fresh lows as investors deserted emerging markets amid political uncertainty in Greece and the European debt crisis. | By 11:07 p.m. Moscow time, t... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko) Greek Markets Photos Russia Wikipedia: Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange Top Stories Reuters Toshiba plans to double operating profit by 2014-15 | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Thursday it aims to more than double its annual operating profit in three years to $5.6 billion, by expanding it... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Electronics Photos Profit Tokyo Wikipedia: Toshiba Al Jazeera Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears | Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to l... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Economy Eurozone Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis Wall Street Journal Mongolia Sets Plan to Cap Investments By JAMES T. AREDDY | Mongolia's parliament approved a new investment law Thursday that caps future foreign participation in certain strategic industries, reflecting a gro... (photo: Creative Commons / Sapphire) Investment Mining Mongolia Parliament Photos Wikipedia: Mongolia Reuters Europe's banks on the brink | LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - The euro zone crisis was in full swing when Jean-Claude Trichet took the podium in Berlin last October 6 for his final press conference as presid... (photo: AP / Martin Oeser) Business Economy Finance Photos Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Trichet Xinhua HK stocks end 0.31 pct lower | HONG KONG, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks fell 58.90 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 19,200.93 on Thursday. | The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 19,... (photo: WN) Economy Market Photos Stock Wikipedia: HSBC Atlanta Journal World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution | BANGKOK — Asian stocks eked out gains Thursday as traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days, but markets in Europe fell amid intensifying fea... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas doerfer) Bangkok Economy Markets Photos Wikipedia: Mazda Xinhua Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines | By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Economy Investments Market Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Philippines Springfield News-Sun Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date | BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains aft... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Bangkok Economy Greece Photos Wikipedia: Sharp Corporation
