Dollar mixed, gold down in Europe (AP)
AP - The U.S. dollar was mixed against other major currencies in late European trading Friday. Gold rose.
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AP - European Union leaders backed a 100-day deadline by which the world's leading economies should decide urgent global finance reforms, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday.
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Comments Off BA shares soar 12 pct, despite $77 million 1H loss (AP)
AP - British Airways PLC on Friday reported a first-half net loss of 49 million pounds ($77 million), as record high oil prices and a global economic slowdown hit the airline's bottom line.
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Comments Off World markets recover after two-day losing streak (AP)
AP - Wall Street and European stock markets rose Friday after two days of losses as stocks seemed excessively beaten down to some and U.S. unemployment data turned out better than the market's worst fears.
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AFP - London shares closed sharply higher Friday, getting a boost from gains on Wall Street as investors bet that a very weak US jobs report would prompt more interest rate cuts.
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