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Euro’s year of soul searching may hit fiscal wall in Berlin 05 Feb 2020 - 09:16 pm
Various Euro banknotes lay next to various Swiss Franc notes in this picture illustration at a bank in Warsaw, July 18, 2011. Reuters / Kacper Pempel
Phase 1 trade deal ambiguity gives China ample room for coronavirus delays 05 Feb 2020 - 07:20 pm
File photo: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and US President Donald Trump after signing phase one of the US-China trade agreement in the White House, January 15, 2020. Reuters / Kevin Lamarque
South African Airways plans to accelerate jobs cuts, union says 05 Feb 2020 - 06:13 pm
A South African Airways aircraft is pictured after landing at Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town, South Africa, December 9, 2019. Reuters / Sumaya Hisham
Brexit boosts pound trading on both sides of the Atlantic 04 Feb 2020 - 11:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: Bank of England governor Mark Carney poses with a new polymer five pound note at Whitecross Street Market in London September 13, 2016. Reuters / Stefan Wermuth
Russia warns of trade ‘volatility’ with China on virus risk 04 Feb 2020 - 11:33 pm
Medical staff transfer a patient of a suspected case of a new coronavirus at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong, January 22, 2020. (cnsphoto via Reuters)
Coronavirus could also sicken global economy 04 Feb 2020 - 11:33 pm
A man wearing a face mask walks in a deserted shopping area in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, February 2, 2020. Reuters / Thomas Peter
EU's 'unnecessary' gas splurge threatens climate goals: analysis 04 Feb 2020 - 10:39 pm
A flame burning natural gas is seen at the Joint stock company Mozyr oil refinery near the town of Mozyr, Belarus, January 4, 2020. Reuters / Vasily Fedosenko
Duterte’s lesson taught Philippine tycoon to toughen up 03 Feb 2020 - 09:10 pm
Dennis Uy, chairman and CEO of Philippines' Phoenix petroleum company, delivers his spech at the Philippine Stock Exchange in the financial district of Makati, suburban Manila on July 11, 2017, on the company's tenth anniversary of its listing.  Ted Aljib
Factories brace for virus blow just as demand starts to pick up 03 Feb 2020 - 09:10 pm
Employees work inside a Foxconn factory in the township of Longhua in the southern Guangdong province, China in this May 26, 2010 file photo. Reuters / Bobby Yip
Russia's anaemic 2019 growth highlights Kremlin challenge 03 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
An elderly woman crosses a road in front a mural painting depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin in the town of Kashira, some 115 km southeast of Moscow on October 16, 2017. AFP / Vasily Maximov
Airbus bribery case topples founder of Malaysian carrier AirAsia 03 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
AirAsia crew members pose for a photograph in front of an Airbus A320-200 plane at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, July 22, 2019. Reuters/Lim Huey Teng
IBM’s new CEO is mastermind behind cloud strategy for growth 02 Feb 2020 - 08:49 pm
 Arvind Krishna (Photo credit: IBM Corp.)
Huawei 5G troubles to test Nordic competitors' bandwidth 02 Feb 2020 - 08:39 pm
Small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed Huawei and 5G network logo in this illustration picture, March 30, 2019. Reuters / Dado Ruvic
Hong Kong economy to see more weakness due to virus outbreak 02 Feb 2020 - 07:01 pm
A sign announces that masks are sold out at a grocery store following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China February 2, 2020. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
China seeks to boost economy as first virus death reported outside its borders 02 Feb 2020 - 06:25 pm
A cleaner worker wearing a mask walks at a shopping mall in Beijing's central business area, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 2, 2020. Reuters/Jason Lee
France targets UK fish exports as bargaining chip for talks 02 Feb 2020 - 06:25 pm
French workers fillet mackerels in a fish processing plant in the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, January 29, 2020. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol
Google to raise ad fees to cover Austrian tax: source 01 Feb 2020 - 02:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: In this file photo taken on January 20, 2020 a Google logo is seen on the brand's stand ahead of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.  AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
India relaxes fiscal deficit, cuts taxes to spur growth 01 Feb 2020 - 01:55 pm
A woman stands as she watches a screen displaying a television channel live broadcast of India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (C on screen) presenting the 2020 union budget, at the Bombay Stock Market (BSE) in Mumbai on February 1, 2020. (AFP / Pun