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Air France shares nosedive after CEO bails 07 May 2018 - 02:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: Jean-Marc Janaillac, Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM Group, attends a news conference in Paris, France, May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
Volkswagen board eyes damage claims against former CEO Winterkorn 07 May 2018 - 12:46 am
In this file photo taken on March 13, 2014 (FILES) Martin Winterkorn, then CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW), attends the company's annual press conference in Berlin.  AFP / Johannes Eisele
Cement sales surge to 39m tonnes in Pakistan 07 May 2018 - 12:46 am
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Spain's Bilbao fights to lead European wind power sector 07 May 2018 - 12:38 am
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Corner the market: Shanghai's streetside stock pundits 07 May 2018 - 12:34 am
This picture taken on March 25, 2018 shows Shen Yuxi (R), who peddles stock analysis software, next to the screen of his computer showing financial data at Shanghai's open-air investment bazaar.  AFP / Johannes Eisele
Property boom in China border town as world warms to North Korea 07 May 2018 - 12:30 am
This January 9, 2018 photo shows the North Korean town of Sinuiju (R) opposite Dandong (L) in China's northeast Liaoning province. The dramatic diplomatic thaw on the Korean peninsula is sparking an unexpected economic windfall on the Chinese border, wher
French government urges Air France to pursue reforms as strikes bite 07 May 2018 - 12:20 am
Jean-Marc Janaillac, Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM Group, attends a news conference in Paris, France, May 4, 2018. Reuters/Charles Platiau
Germany's Allianz to stop insuring coal businesses 04 May 2018 - 11:58 pm
This file photo taken on May 03, 2017 shows Oliver Baete, CEO of German insurer Allianz SE, posing prior the company's annual general meeting in Munich, southern Germany.  AFP / Christof Stache
Exposed and dependent: Germany desperate to avoid trade war 04 May 2018 - 11:53 pm
EU Commissioner of Trade Cecilia Malmstrom answers journalists' questions during an interview at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 4, 2018. AFP / John Thys
Argentina shocks currency back to life with rapid-fire rate hikes 04 May 2018 - 11:45 pm
Argentina's Minister of the Treasury Nicolas Dujovne (L) and Argentina's Finance Minister Luis Caputo offer a press conference at the Ministry headquarters in Buenos Aires, on May 04, 2018.  AFP / Eitan Abramovich
Trump team demands China slash US trade surplus by $200 bln, cut tariffs 04 May 2018 - 11:39 pm
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (R) walk through a hotel lobby as they head to the Diaoyutai State Guest House to meet Chinese officials for ongoing trade talks in Beijing on May 4, 2018. Top US and Chinese officials kicked off crucial trade talks on May 3
Confident Adidas reports Q1 profit leap 04 May 2018 - 05:04 am
The logo of Adidas is seen on a shirt in Herzogenaurach, southern Germany. German sportswear maker Adidas reported yesterday that efficiency savings had powered a leap in profits in the first quarter, staying confident of hitting its full-year targets as
Measuring Macron: Is France’s leader rebooting the economy? 03 May 2018 - 08:43 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron's ability to re-invigorate the euro zone's second-largest economy will be a critical factor in how his success is measured at home.
Is Latin America is rolling back on eco-farming promises? 03 May 2018 - 06:58 pm
A farm worker loads a crate of freshly picked avocados into a truck at a plantation in Tacambaro, in Michoacan state, Mexico, June 7, 2017. Reuters/Alan Ortega
Oil-rich Nigeria turns to renewable energy as population booms 03 May 2018 - 06:43 pm
A generator is connected to electric sockets pinned to a wall in a house in Ikeja district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, August 10, 2017. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye
EU big guns take aim at post-Brexit budget plan 03 May 2018 - 12:16 am
EU Commissioner for the Budget Gunther Oettinger (L) is watched by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) as he addresses a press conference to present the EU's next long-term budget, at the European Commission in Brussels, on May 2, 2018.
Amazon offers to buy 60% stake in India's Flipkart 02 May 2018 - 11:04 pm
The logo of online marketplace Flipkart is seen on a building in Bengaluru, India, April 22, 2015. Reuters/Abhishek N. Chinnappa
Snap's slowdown stirs doubt on redesign; shares plunge 02 May 2018 - 08:32 pm
Signage for Snap Inc, parent company of Snapchat, adorns the front of the NYSE, March 2, 2017.  (Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP)