London--Europe's main stock markets closed down on Wednesday as traders awaited an update on the outlook for US interest rates. London's benchmark FTSE...
London--Europe's main stock markets closed down on Wednesday as traders awaited an update on the outlook for US interest rates. London's benchmark FTSE...
Hong Kong--Hong Kong stocks soared 3.80 percent in post-holiday trading Wednesday, as investors piled into the market after weak US jobs data dampened...
London--Energy titan Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday announced a mega-takeover of British rival BG Group worth £47 billion, consolidating their positions in a...
Washington--International banks have slowed cross-border lending since the financial crisis, but their local affiliates are filling the gap in a positive sign for...
London--London's stock market rose on Wednesday as the heavyweight energy sector won a lift from news that Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to...
London--Oil prices fell Wednesday on profit-taking after the previous day's sharp gains, while traders expected another rise in US crude inventories. US benchmark...
Manuel Valls Paris--Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced Wednesday a five-year, 2.5 billion euro ($2.7 billion) programme of tax breaks to encourage industrial investment...
Racovat, Moldova---Moldovan apple grower Constantin Furculita was dreaming of juicier profits when he pumped some $2 million into his 42-hectare orchard. But his...
Singapore---Singapore Telecom (Singtel) said Wednesday it will buy almost all of US cybersecurity firm Trustwave for $810 million, saying it was looking to...
Hong Kong---Asian markets rallied Wednesday in the first full day of trade since the Easter weekend, with Hong Kong surging as it reacted...
Tokyo---Tokyo stocks opened 0.45 percent higher on Wednesday after the dollar strengthened against the yen, lifting investor sentiment towards Japanese exporters. The Nikkei...
New York---When social media software firm Sprinklr unveiled its latest funding last month, it vaulted into the club of "unicorns," or tech startups...
Tokyo---Japan's current account surplus more than doubled year-on-year in February, with lower oil prices helping narrow trade deficits and a weaker yen boosting...
New York---The dollar rose against the euro and the yen for the second straight day Tuesday, gaining back more ground from losses after...
Washington---The United States expanded its lead as the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas last year as output from fracking fields...
Mexico City---Mexico's state oil company Pemex and US private equity firm First Reserve announced an agreement Tuesday to invest $1 billion in energy...
London---Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is in talks to buy Britain-based gas producer BG Group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing...
New York: World oil prices could be $5 to $15 a barrel lower than forecast next year if oil-related sanctions against Iran are...
