*Elan to buy part of U.S. drug firm Theravance's royalty for $1 billion. NEW YORK, May 13- U.S. stocks dipped on Monday, retreating from the most recent record high, but an unexpected rise in retail sales last month muted declines.
*Elan, Theravance reach royalties deal. NEW YORK, May 13- U.S. stocks were poised for a lower open on Monday after the S&P 500 index closed at a record high, but an unexpected rise in retail sales last month was likely to curb any decline.
LONDON, May 8- Demand for miners helped European shares edge higher on Wednesday, following strong Chinese trade data which served to underpin major European indexes around multi-year highs. The STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources index, which includes mining and commodity related stocks, rose 0.9 percent, helped also by a firmer copper price after the China data.
*FTSE 100 falls 0.2 percent. *Miners hit by Randgold profit drop, China growth fears. "With Japan's and the EU's growth stalled, China's recovery is now even more linked to the success of the U.S. generating momentum in its economy and... those concerns have returned," said Ioan Smith, director at Knight Capital.
Equiduct said on Monday that France- based companies BNP Paribas Securities Services and Viel Group, as well as Belgium- based KBC and London- based market maker Winterflood, have joined Knight Capital Group and Borse Berlin in the new ownership structure.
*Outage meant no access to CBOE options on S&P 500, VIX. *CBOE opened all options trading at 1 p.m. EDT ( 1700 GMT.
*CBOE opened all options trading at 1 p.m. EDT ( 1700 GMT. *Outage meant investors had no access to CBOE options on S&P 500, VIX.
*Power-One soars after $1 billion purchase offer from ABB. NEW YORK, April 22- U.S. stocks edged lower on Monday, as earnings from Caterpillar, Halliburton and other major companies pointed to more volatile trading ahead.
*Halliburton rallies in premarket after results. NEW YORK, April 22- U.S. stocks were set for a modestly higher open on Monday, rebounding from stocks' worst week in 2013, as earnings from Caterpillar, Halliburton and other major companies pointed to choppy trading ahead.
WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, April 12- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White is eyeing a former adviser to ex- SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt as a potential contender for a key post in the division that oversees financial markets, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
WASHINGTON, April 5- A proposal by U.S. securities regulators to require exchanges to improve protection against technology glitches and natural disasters is too narrow and should include more market players, a top New York Stock Exchange official said Friday.
LONDON, April 3- World shares, the euro and German bonds barely moved on Wednesday as investors turned cautious before this week's policy decisions by the Bank of Japan and European Central Bank, followed by U.S. jobs data.
LONDON, April 3- Shares, the euro and German bonds were barely changed on Wednesday as investors turned cautious before this week's policy decisions by the Bank of Japan and European Central Bank, along with monthly U.S. jobs data.
*Gold falls to 1- month low as investors prefer stocks. On Thursday the ECB is forecast to leave interest rates unchanged but expectations are high that Japan's central bank will announce a forceful monetary easing to try to boost its recession-bound economy.