Europe seen little changed at start
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European bourses are seen starting little changed on Monday after hitting 32-month highs last week and Wall Street reaching a year high.
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BusinessWeek Online - Europe faces an unusual level of political and economic uncertainty in the coming year. Of course, the biggest news events of any year are always the ones no one can predict, but here are some important developments to watch for the continent in 2005:
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The move to daylight-saving time in the U.S. arrived without major troubles for IT operations.
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European stock markets have held firm in opening deals on Wednesday, with London investors pausing for breath after the capital's FTSE 100 index forged a six-year closing high the previous day.
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European shares were little changed at  29-month highs on Friday, with Germany's Ifo survey expected to  be an early focus.
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European equity markets were set for a cautious start on Monday on a light day for corporate earnings releases and economic data.  Attention is expected to focus on the Swedish market after a centre-right alliance proposing tax cuts and privatisation plans won the election, ending 12 years of Social Democrat rule.
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On Scene:  With European forces beginning to deploy, the cease-fire seems to be holding, as the focus turns from warmaking to rebuilding
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NO tourist would confuse Paris with Albany, or Berlin with Sacramento. But more and more European countries seem to be acting like American states.
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LONDON, November 4  - European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2% for the 17th consecutive month.
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Most new EU member states still lag behind the rest of Europe in terms of competitiveness, a survey says.
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European equities were set for a slow start on Thursday, within sight of five-year highs, but with little in the way of impetus to drive them there.
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PARIS One would think it was their leader being elected - and many Europeans believe it is, in a way. In a tremendous show of interest unseen in previous US presidential campaigns, Europeans on both sides
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Europe's main stock markets steadied in opening trade Monday, recovering from heavy losses ahead of the weekend on worries about a potential US recession which have also rattled Asian and US equities.
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European shares opened steady on Tuesday  as a solid close on Wall Street overnight countered concerns  about higher energy and interest costs but Swiss chemical maker  Ciba fell after a downbeat outlook.
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The European Central Bank has kept eurozone interest rates unchanged at 2% for the seventeenth consecutive month. The decision came amid worries about the economy in the 12-nation eurozone.
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The European Central Bank has left interest rates unchanged, playing down fears of a stumbling economic recovery and expressing confidence that
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With economic indicators mixed, the European Central Bank will leave interest rates unchanged Thursday as it waits for signals that a hesitant recovery has built up more steam, economists say.