By Ka Yan Ng TORONTO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Canada had a record high monthly trade deficit in July and the housing market stalled, data released on Thursday showed, signaling sputtering economic growth as the third quarter got under way.

By Kristina Peterson Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US stock futures climbed Thursday after weekly jobless claims fell by more than expected and the US trade deficit posted its biggest drop in 17 months.

GENEVA: India has slipped by two places to 51st in the World Economic Forum's global competitiveness rankings, while rival China has managed to improve its standing to 29th.

Financial services juggernaut Goldman Sachs Group on Thursday was fined 17.5 million pounds, or about $27 million, by regulators in the UK because it failed to notify the government about its recent SEC investigation.

By WILLIAM HOROBIN PARIS—Central banks may have to provide additional stimulus, and in some cases governments may have to delay their plans to cut budget deficits to counter a slowdown in the global economy, the Organization for Economic Cooperation ...