By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Micheál Martin was elected Irish prime minister for the second time by a coalition of the country’s two large centre-right parties and independent lawmakers on Thursday, a day later than scheduled after

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds have turned optimistic about European companies that sell things people want but don’t necessarily need, especially luxury goods, according to a Goldman Sachs note on Wednesday seen by Reuters on Thursday. Consumer discretionary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting that solid job growth likely continued in January. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 for

(Reuters) -Miner Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) beat fourth-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, helped by higher copper prices. Average copper prices rose in the fourth quarter, helped by signs of more stimulus in top consumer China, falling inventories and as U.S. job growth accelerated

(Reuters) – Mexico’s annual inflation rate slowed to its lowest level in almost four years in the first half of January, official data showed on Thursday, settling under 4% and bolstering bets the central bank will continue to lower borrowing