[AP] - Global stock markets mostly rose Thursday as the latest bout of jitters over Europe's debt woes eased, though Chinese shares fell on fears that authorities might do more to cool the property sector.
[AP] - Oil prices rose to near $75 a barrel Thursday in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude inventories fell more than expected, suggesting demand may be improving.
[AP] - Britain's financial regulator hit Goldman Sachs International with a 17.5 million pounds fine on Thursday for failing to notify U.K. authorities about an investigation in the United States.
[AP] - South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate near a record low Thursday for a second straight month as the risk of slowing global growth outweighed a buoyant outlook for the local economy.
[AP] - Korea National Oil Corp. says it won't raise its hostile takeover bid for Britain's Dana Petroleum. The statement released Thursday follows Dana's publication of a defense document which argued that the company was worth significantly more than KNOC's offer of 1.87 billion pounds , or 1,800 pence per share.
