LONDON - World stock markets advanced modestly Monday as investors rode momentum from Friday, when an upbeat US jobs report eased fears that the global economy could slip back into recession.

AP By PAN PYLAS AP Business Writer European Union finance ministers are set to discuss the possibility of introducing a levy on banks and whether a tax on financial transactions can deal with another banking crisis, as they gather Tuesday in an ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should not announce a limit on its actions if it resumes purchases of Treasury securities to stimulate the US economy, the former vice chairman of the central bank said.

By Rachel Graham and Aaron Clark - Mon Sep 06 16:06:22 GMT 2010 Oil fell for a second day in New York on speculation that fuel demand will decline as the US summer peak consumption season ends and as crude and fuel inventories rise.

By Aaron Kirchfeld and Jann Bettinga - Mon Sep 06 15:50:05 GMT 2010 Germany's 10 biggest lenders, including Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG, may need about 105 billion euros ($135 billion) in fresh capital because of new regulation, according to ...