European shares had a choppy opening on Tuesday as a batch of first-quarter corporate results failed to set a clear trend, and chipmakers were weighed down by AMS' warning of a downturn in orders.
Japan's Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday that bilateral talks on trade under a new framework led by him and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer won't begin until mid-June at the earliest.
It was looking like a banner year for business in China. The unnamed U.S. clothing company was expecting a 20 percent jump in online sales on Alibaba’s Tmall, thanks to the e-commerce giant’s massive reach.
Cheese is serious business for Italians, and perhaps its most famous, Parmigiano Reggiano, had its best ever year in 2017, producing a record-busting 147,000 tons and generating $2.7 billion in sales.
The U.S. dollar rallied to a seven-week high Monday as investors bought the greenback on the rise in the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield toward the...
A personal finance expert is suing Facebook at Britain's High Court, claiming the social media company is allowing the publication of scam ads featuring his...
Stock markets mostly retreated on Monday, with weak eurozone data knocking the region's indices and the euro.
The European Union has indicated that it is willing to provide some form of access for Britain's vast financial services industry after Brexit, the City...
Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil warned Tuesday that Lebanon’s financial and economic condition was more of a threat than the country’s security situation.
A Lebanese startup that trains young people in job skills to compete in an increasingly automated workforce has been selected to go to Madrid to compete among...
Talks to merge three Qatari banks have hit a roadblock as shareholders – which include former Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani – disagree on...
Damac Properties Dubai Co. tumbled after its shareholders approved a lower dividend than what its board recommended for 2017. Shareholders at the real estate...
German engineering association (VDMA) raised its forecast for 2018 output growth to 5 percent from 3 percent, driven by strong demand from other European...
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Monday following Friday's steep slide in technology shares on Wall Street.
World Bank shareholders approved a “historic” increase in the bank’s lending capacity Saturday after the United States backed a reform package that curbs...
Some South American commodity producers may see their fortunes rise from the trade spat between the U.S. and China.
All that glitters is definitely gold in a new exhibition at Germany’s central bank that lifts the veil on the nation’s massive reserves of the precious metal,...
The drug industry set several quarterly records for lobbying spending in the first three months of 2018 as it faced pressure from President Donald Trump’s...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday reiterated demands that Europe be definitively spared from punishing new US steel and aluminum tariffs, days before...
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday signaled Washington would support the World Bank request for a sharp increase in lending capacity in exchange...
China has long pushed the development of high-end semiconductors as a key strategic objective. Now, as a trade war with the United States looms, a government...
As trade disputes simmer, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, the No. 3 smartphone brand, is shifting its growth efforts toward Europe and Asia in the...
Sterling fell half a percent to a fresh two-week low against the dollar Friday after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney signaled that the central bank may...
The biggest threats to global economic growth are government debt and protectionist leanings, European Union economy commissioner Pierre Moscovici said,...
The nation’s six big Wall Street banks posted record, or near record, profits in the first quarter, and they can thank one person in particular: The U.S....
The pound fell Friday after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney shook the market's confidence in an interest rate increase next month, dealers said.
U.S. President Donald Trump Friday criticized OPEC for rising oil prices that he said were being artificially raised and would not be accepted, as oil prices...
German police have detained a Porsche manager in a probe into the diesel emissions cheating scandal hanging over the luxury car brand's parent company...
British regulators are to fine Barclays chief executive Jes Staley an undisclosed amount after he breached rules by trying to uncover a whistleblower, the...
China stocks fell on Friday to have their worst week in a month, amid lingering worries over the simmering trade tensions between China and the United States.
Britain said on Friday it would protect Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market, following a newspaper report that the European Union had rejected...
Asian shares fell back Friday after a major supplier to Apple forecast continued weak demand for mobile devices.
The head of the International Monetary Fund is urging countries to work out their differences over trade and take advantage of a healthy world economy to...