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EU to agree strong text against US tariffs before G20 13 Jul 2018 - 12:57 am
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis attend an eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium July 12, 2018. Reuters/Francois Lenoir
Comcast CEO speed-dates with Apple, Google chiefs in Sun Valley 13 Jul 2018 - 12:57 am
Brian Roberts, chief executive officer of Comcast, arrives for a morning session at the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 11, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho.  Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP
"The worst" is still possible on Brexit, says French prime minister 13 Jul 2018 - 12:57 am
French Prime minister Edouard Philippe addresses the closing speech of the Conference des Territoires meeting in Paris on July 12, 2018 in Paris. AFP / Bertrand GUAY
China says US companies should lobby Washington over trade 13 Jul 2018 - 12:02 am
Asia's newest millionaires swap basket-case economy for fine art 12 Jul 2018 - 11:03 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: This picture taken on July 12, 2018 shows artworks by Japanese artist at Hotel Salomon de Rotschild on July 12, 2018 during launch of the exhibition Fukami dedicated to Japanese aesthetics.  AFP / Eric Feferberg
Rising sea, falling prices: climate change hits Key Biscayne home values 12 Jul 2018 - 10:24 pm
A man looks at a boat that has come ashore with the city of Miami in the background following Hurricane Irma in Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S., September 11, 2017. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
South Africa's Ramaphosa embarks on Eskom overhaul 12 Jul 2018 - 09:42 pm
Electricity pylons carrying power from Koeberg nuclear power plant are seen in Cape Town, South Africa July 11, 2018.  Reuters/Sumaya Hisham
Importers snap up cheap US soybeans as China stops buying 12 Jul 2018 - 09:42 pm
Soybean farmer Raymond Schexnayder Jr. closes a bag of soybeans from his farm outside Baton Rouge, in Erwinville, Louisiana, U.S., July 9,2018. Picture taken July 9, 2018. Reuters/Aleksandra Michalska
A foreign economic advisers leave, a protectionist India returns 12 Jul 2018 - 09:28 pm
 Raghuram Rajan in New Delhi, India, March 12, 2016. (Reuters / Anindito Mukherjee)
ECB taking action to reduce bad loans at eurozone banks 11 Jul 2018 - 07:56 pm
The ECB said it would set expectations for each financial institution on putting aside adequate cash reserves to cover business loans that aren't likely to be repaid on time or in full.
China says will hit back after US proposes fresh tariffs on $200 bln in goods 11 Jul 2018 - 07:40 pm
Beijing has said it would hit back against Washington's escalating tariff measures, including through
West African states in joint fight against root crop 'Ebola' 11 Jul 2018 - 07:16 pm
A woman peels outer layers of cassava (manioc) for the attieke side dish in Abidjan, on May 22, 2018.  AFP / Sia Kambou
European Union and Bank of England clash over fate of financial contracts after Brexit 11 Jul 2018 - 07:03 pm
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Turkey’s new finance chief vows to bring inflation down 11 Jul 2018 - 01:36 am
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law and newly appointed Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak attends a presser at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey July 9, 2018. Reuters/Umit Bektas
JetBlue orders 60 planes in $5.4 billion Airbus-Bombardier deal 10 Jul 2018 - 11:10 pm
Guillaume Faury, President of the Airbus Commercial Aircraft poses in front of the new Airbus A220-300 during its presentation on July 10, 2018 at the Airbus delivery center, in Colomiers, southwestern France.  AFP / Pascal Pavani
Trade protectionism is main risk to economy: Draghi 10 Jul 2018 - 10:48 pm
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi (C) delivers a speech during a meeting of the Committee on economic and monetary affairs (ECON) at the European Parliament, in Brussels, on July 9, 2018, in front of signs reading
China’s CATL to build EU’s first EV battery plant in Germany 10 Jul 2018 - 10:48 pm
Battery maker CATL’s CEO Robin Zeng (right) and Thuringia Economy Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee speak to media in Berlin, Germany.
Inequality helps explain why young billionaires are so boring 10 Jul 2018 - 09:22 pm
Warren Buffett talks to reporters as he tours the exhibit hall during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, April 30, 2016. Reuters/Ryan Henriksen