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Worsening violence in Ukraine and weaker than expected Chinese manufacturing data leave European and Asian bourses lower

(Corrects to show Apple shares haven't closed above $600 since October 2012, not since October) NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended slightly higher as data showed strength in the services sector and Apple shares rallied, boosting the...

NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended slightly higher as data showed strength in the services sector and Apple shares rallied, boosting the Nasdaq. Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O rose 1.4 percent to end at $600.96, ending above the $600 level for...

EU competition rules will not be waived for Gazprom, which is seeking to make its southeast Europe project more commercially appealing

Levy on trading in stocks, bonds and derivatives was billed as a reckoning for the financial sector’s sins. Three years later, it is still snarled in EU wrangling

Regulators are turning to macroprudential tools to fight surging house prices but questions remain over their effectivenes