LONDON - THREE British retailers bucked trends in the struggling sector to report rising holiday sales on Friday, thanks to discounting and spending from tourists attracted by a lower pound - but analysts believe the momentum can't be sustained.
NEW YORK - US STOCKS opened little changed on Friday after dismal December jobs data was not as bad as feared, raising hopes that the worst of the recession's job losses was over.
OTTAWA - THE Canadian economy lost 34,400 jobs in December, driving the unemployment rate to 6.6 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday in a fresh sign of recession gripping the nation.
