Moscow--Russian officials sharply criticised US fast-food giants Coca-Cola and McDonald's on Thursday for their "unhealthy" products, comparing aggressive advertising campaigns to a war...
Moscow--Russian officials sharply criticised US fast-food giants Coca-Cola and McDonald's on Thursday for their "unhealthy" products, comparing aggressive advertising campaigns to a war...
Istanbul--Turkish lira hit a new record low for a third consecutive day on Thursday as the government stepped up pressure on the central...
Nicosia--The European Central Bank expressed confidence Thursday that its bond buying programme, which begins next week, would help drive the eurozone economy out...
Astana, Kazakhstan--Energy-rich Kazakhstan on Thursday suspended Russian fuel and gas imports to protect its domestic market from a surplus due to a weakened...
Moscow--Russian inflation reached 16.7 percent in February as lower oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine caused the biggest jump in prices over...
New York--US stocks traded higher ending a two-day downturn Thursday, with AbbVie's $21 billion takeover of cancer drug developer Pharmacyclics giving a charge...
Nicosia--Bailed-out Cyprus will return to growth in 2015 following a three-year recession, a survey showed Thursday, after the island won praise from European...
Nicosia--The European Central Bank held its key interest rates steady, as expected, at its regular policy meeting Thursday, a spokesman said. The ECB's...
London, March 5--The Bank of England on Thursday voted to keep its main interest rate at 0.50 percent for a sixth year running,...
Dublin--Ireland's state-rescued Allied Irish Banks posted its first annual profit since 2008 on Thursday as income jumped and an improving Irish economy allowed...
London--Oil prices climbed Thursday as Libyan unrest offset a jump in US crude stockpiles, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery...
London--Britain's Serious Fraud Office is investigating money-market auctions launched by the Bank of England during the financial crisis, the central bank has said,...
Hong Kong---Shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai tumbled Thursday after China set its 2015 economic growth target at "approximately seven" percent, which would...
London---European stock markets rose at the start of trading on Thursday, with investors awaiting a key meeting of the European Central Bank. London's...
Mukesh Ambani Mumbai---A fall in oil prices saw Mukesh Ambani cede his status as "India's richest man" on Thursday to pharmaceutical tycoon Dilip...
Singapore---Round one scores from the $1.4 million HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore on Thursday (par-72): 66 - Park In-Bee (KOR), Tseng Ya-ni (TPE) ...
Brasília---Brazil's central bank raised its key interest rate to 12.75 percent Wednesday, as Latin America's largest economy fights to keep a lid on...
Nicosia---The European Central Bank, meeting in Cyprus on Thursday, is set to update its economic forecasts and reveal details of its new bond...
