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Positive US quarterly performance and indicators cheer markets, but traders remain cautious ahead of the Fed's policy meet.

Prime Minister's promise of EU referendum serves the interests of Conservative Euro-sceptics and not the British people, says Anas Sarwar MP.

Shane Croucher takes apart a popular letter to the prime minister working its way around social media.

European share gains limited as investors parse mixed economic data around the single currency area.

Record unemployment in Spain and three-year low for manufacturing in France indicate growing divergence in eurozone.

ONS data also shows employment rate rising despite weak UK economy.

Youth unemployment stands at 12.6% with 74 million people in the age group of 15 -24 remain unemployed.

Greece 117th for economic freedom, ranking even below Guatemala, while Asia-Pacific countries lead.

Rising unemployment is seen as a major challenge for Prime Minister Julia Gillard who is seeking re-election in 2013.

Investor sentiments pick up as yen resumes its weak outlook against dollar ahead of Bank of Japan's policy meet early next week.

Ansar Dine, MUJAO and Al-Qaida in Maghreb recruiting hundreds of children.

Abduction of foreign workers in Algeria 'just the beginning' of Al-Qaida retaliation on France.

Car registrations in Europe declines due to weak demand in the crisis-hit region.

Wal-Mart proposes new measures to rebuild its image amid criticisms over its low-paying jobs and buying practices.

Spain's GDP shrinks 0.3 percent in the third quarter followed by a 0.4 percent contraction in the second quarter.

Markets upbeat as Japan announces fresh stimulus measures while Chinese economic outlook remains strong.

Nobel Laureate and New York Times columnist slips loudly into insult-based attack as the global economic debate gets increasingly partisan.

Markets gain as traders look past eurozone concerns to the US corporate earnings season

Investors pull back after grim European data points to deeper fourth quarter recession ahead of key US earnings data from Alcoa

Dismissing fears of hard landing a 'mistake' and effects on markets could be dire in 2013.

Youth unemployment also surges to 3.73m across the Eurozone as more than 18.8m Europeans seek work.