NEW YORK, April 5- Brent crude fell to an eight-month low near $104 a barrel on Friday and was on course for the biggest weekly slide since June, as a weak U.S. jobs report fed worries about the economy in the world's largest oil consumer. The U.S. Labor Department reported that employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the slowest pace of hiring in nine months.
LONDON/ SEOUL- North Korea has asked embassies to consider moving staff out and warned it cannot guarantee the safety of diplomats after April 10, Britain said, amid high tension and a war of words on the Korean peninsula.
A BMO Capital Markets analyst lowered her rating Friday on Kimberly Clark Corp., saying she doesn't see a reason for investment at its current price.
WASHINGTON, April 5- The United States would not be surprised if North Korea were to conduct a new missile test, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Friday. Asked about indications that North Korea might be preparing to launch a test missile amid rising tensions in the region, Carney said White House officials had seen the reports.
NEW YORK, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to an eight-month low below $105 a barrel on Friday as data showed a much sharper slowdown in hiring by U.S. employers than analysts had expected, feeding worries about the economy and potential fuel demand.
LONDON/ SEOUL, April 5- North Korea has asked embassies to consider moving staff out and warned it cannot guarantee the safety of diplomats after April 10, Britain said, amid high tension and a war of words on the Korean peninsula.
*F5 Networks plunges after weak outlook, weighs on peers. NEW YORK, April 5- U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with major indexes down more than 1 percent, in the wake of a payrolls report that was much weaker than expected, the latest in a series of data to indicate economic growth may be losing momentum.
SEOUL- North Korea has placed two of its intermediate range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them on the east coast of the country in a move that could threaten Japan or U.S.
*F5 Networks plunges after weak outlook, weighs on peers. NEW YORK, April 5- U.S. stocks dropped more than 1 percent on Friday in the wake of payrolls data that was much weaker than expected, the latest in a series of reports to indicate economic growth may be losing momentum.
LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to a five-month low near $105 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. jobs data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand.
LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to a five-month low near $105 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. jobs data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand.
*North Korea asks embassies to close- Russia says. LONDON/ SEOUL, April 5- North Korea has asked embassies in Pyongyang that might wish to get staff out if there is a war to submit plans to it by April 10, Britain said on Friday, as it upped the pressure as part of a war of words that has set the Korean peninsula on edge.
*F5 Networks plunges in premarket after weak outlook. NEW YORK, April 5- U.S. stock index futures pointed to a drop of more than 1 percent at the open on Friday, following a payroll report that was much weaker than expected, the latest in a series of reports to indicate that economic growth may be losing momentum.
*Germany's DAX falls sharply on technical factors. LONDON, April 5- European shares fell to a one-month low in choppy trading on Friday, with selling aggravated by a sharp fall in the German DAX index and last-minute concerns that U.S. jobs data could disappoint.
*S&P 500 on track for biggest weekly decline of 2013. *F5 Networks plunges in premarket after weak outlook. NEW YORK, April 5- U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as investors looked to the release of nonfarm payrolls data, which could be the latest in a series of reports pointing to slowing growth.
*S&P 500 on track for biggest weekly decline of 2013. *F5 Networks plunges in premarket after weak outlook. NEW YORK, April 5- U.S. stock index futures were lower on Friday as investors looked to the release of nonfarm payrolls data, which could be the latest in a series of reports pointing to slowing growth.
SEOUL, April 5- Samsung Electronics is spending more on marketing than R&D for the first time in at least three years, prompting some pundits to warn that the IT giant is sacrificing innovation at a time when the market is teeming with ever smarter gadgets.
SEOUL/ NEW DELHI, April 5- Asian policymakers braced for a flood of capital unleashed by the Bank of Japan's huge monetary stimulus, but some conceded on Friday the impact on global money flows and currencies might prove to be a necessary side-effect to get the region's No.2 economy growing.
*Reports say missiles hidden on North Korea's east coast. SEOUL, April 5- North Korea has placed two of its intermediate range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them on the east coast of the country in a move that could threaten Japan or U.S.