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Figures showed the biggest slump in private sector business across Europe this month for nearly three years. The dire news sent the euro tumbling.

A massive 4.8 per cent slump in construction output - up from a 3 per cent drop in the first estimate - was behind the revised gross domestic product figure from the Office for National Statistics.

Copper futures fell as investors doubted the European Union summit would deliver new measures to stem the region's debt problems.

CHICAGO - Pakistan is not a NATO member but was invited to the summit Sunday and Monday. In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan. The omission speaks to the prolonged slump in US relations with Pakistan that clouded a NATO summit where nations were eyeing the exits in Afghanistan. Obama ...

Marks and Spencer Group Plc, the UK's largest clothing retailer, lowered its sales target amid a slump in consumer spending that led to a drop in profit.

Council of Mortgage Lenders reports post-stamp duty slump and warns of potential for 'a sharper downwards correction' if the eurozone crisis deterioratesMortgage lending slumped 19% to its lowest level for a year in April as many buyers brought forward their property purchases in order to benefit from the stamp duty holiday that ended in March, according to industry data.The Council of Mortgage...

Northern Irishman dreadful run since winning last year's Open is extended with match-play defeat by Justin Rose.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Unable to shake their worries about Europe, investors drove stocks to a four-month low Thursday and piled into bonds, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury note close to an all-time low....

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain officially slipped in to recession in the first quarter, final figures confirmed on Thursday, leaving the country threatened with a prolonged slump as the turmoil-wracked euro zone struggles to balance austerity with growth.

Global market shrinks 2 per cent after 10 straight quarters of handset sales growth

Following a huge slump in audience figures, the next series of The Voice is likely to see major changes - and none of the four celebrity coaches (including Jessie J, pictured) has yet signed up for it.

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst on the slump in European shares - and Yahoo's CEO resigns.

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich shrugged when asked about Manu Ginobili's mini-shooting slump.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Manu Ginobili broke out of his shooting slump with 17 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to an 87-81 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night and a sweep of their first-round Western Conference series.Ginobili was 0 for 8 from beyond the arc in the first three games. But after Utah pulled within 61-58 with 3:18 left in the third, he hit consecutive 3-pointers then added an...

The Angels' $240-million slugger, in a career-worst slump with a .194 average and no homers, is not in the lineup Saturday against Toronto. Manager Mike Scioscia says it's just a night off to recharge.The Angels figured Albert Pujols would have the bat taken out of his hands this season by opponents looking to intentionally walk or pitch around the slugger, not by their own manager.

France Télécom has a battle on its hands after the launch of mobile-phone operator Free. But the telecom giant is fighting back, suggesting this year's 15% share-price slump has been overdone.

NYSE Euronext shares fell 5% on Monday after the stock exchange operator reported a sharp decline in quarterly profits on weak trading volume and merger break-up costs.

The White Hart Lane boss, who has overseen a slump in form over the second half of Spurs’ season, also praised Kyle Walker for his brilliant free kick in their 2-0 home victory

SPURS boss says Vedran Corluka's theory on top four slump is unfounded

The Dutch company ASML, a supplier of computer chip-making systems and a global high-tech bellwether, posted on Wednesday a 28 percent drop in first-quarter profit owing to weaker demand.

Worldwide sales of gadgets and high-end technology products are resisting the economic downturn, exhibitors at the Gadget Show Live 2012 have claimed.

Soccer:Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish insists it is business as usual in terms of his dialogue with principal owner John Henry and Fenway Sports Group despite the club’s recent slump.

As the West European auto market enters a slump, the burden of reducing its costly production surplus is likely to fall disproportionately on communities like Bochum, Germany.

Following the civil uprising in Egypt, a slump in investment and legal challenges to state land sales have thrown the real estate sector into turmoil.

Ongoing threat from piracy sees bookings of holidays to Kenya fall by nearly 60 per cent.

Two British travel industry bodies have written to the Greek prime minister warning that the country must reassure holidaymakers that it is a safe destination - or see its tourist industry slump.

Weak exports and easing inflationary pressures will prompt Beijing to hasten the pace of monetary easing to avoid a painful contraction, say economists

IF company tax receipts perform poorly again, the government will face a deficit this year approaching $50 billion.

Woody Allen last won an Oscar 25 years ago, so his Academy Award for best original screenplay on Sunday marks the end of one of the longest and most lamented career slumps in cinema history.

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE: Hibernian 0 Celtic 5:CELTIC’S PROCESSION in Edinburgh only enhanced the party mood of their supporters. No group has taken as much pleasure from Rangers’ demise as the Celtic following. Balloons, streamers and all manner of songs about their rivals’ slump into administration marked this fixture.

Sony‘s slump continued on Thursday as the company raised its loss forecast for fiscal 2011 to $2.9 billion, more than double what had prev…

TAMPA — Mitt Romney will use the backdrop of Florida’s depressed housing market to launch a fresh offensive against rival Newt Gingrich here Monday, highlighting his consulting work for Freddie Mac and calling on him to publicly release his records relating to the mortgage giant. Read full article >>

by Hardeep Singh Saini Sales of new cars in India are likely to pick up in the next financial year, an industry body predicted on Tuesday, after months of flattish growth due to high borrowing costs and fuel prices. The SIAM estimated that car sales would grow by 11 to 13 percent in 2012-13, well above the zero to two percent growth it currently expects this fiscal year. "The current quar...

(Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens exploded out of a five-game losing streak to beat division rivals Ottawa 6-2 on Tuesday and give interim coach Randy Cunneyworth his first taste of success.

Following a slump in sales of the 1970's favourite, three of the four biggest supermarket chains have removed the iconic ice cream and sponge cake logs from their freezers.

LONDON (AFP) - Commodity prices fell further this week on a mix of fresh eurozone tensions, a stronger dollar and weak data out of China and the United States, traders said. OIL: Oil prices retreated after winning support early in the week from tensions linked to major crude exporter… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sharp slowdown in world growth would increase the risk of recession in poorer countries, whose budgets have barely recovered from the last economic slump just two years ago, the IMF said on Monday.