GLOBAL MARKETS: Mixed Start Tipped For European Stocks - Wall Street Journal
LONDON (Dow Jones)–European stock markets were called mostly slightly higher Friday, with the exception of London’s FTSE 100, which was expected to be hit by U.K. GDP numbers due later in the session. Forecasters doubted gains elsewhere would hold

Wall Street backed into corner - Denver Post
NEW YORK — Wall Street has again succumbed to a disheartening reality: The recession is taking a heavy toll on U.S. companies. Stocks closed sharply lower Thursday on more bad news about earnings and ever-increasing worries about the banking

Hannover Re To Buy Scottish Re’s ING Individual Life Reinsurance - Wall Street Journal
FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)–German insurer Hannover Re (HNR1.XE) Friday said it is set to acquire the individual life insurance unit of Scottish Re Group (SKRRF). The company will also acquire certain parts of the US Individual Life Reinsurance Business

European Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed; SKF May Rise - Bloomberg
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) — European stock-index futures were little changed, with the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index heading for its second straight weekly decline, before a report on U.K. gross domestic product. SKF AB , the world’s largest maker of ball

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