Spain is preparing to battle several smaller and economically fitter northern countries to hang on to its seat on the European Central Bank's influential executive board, well placed euro zone sources told
Indians may think twice before gulping down a glass of milk after the country's food safety regulator found most samples collected in a survey were either diluted or adulterated with products including
Hedge funds are taking on the powerful International Monetary Fund over its plan to slash Greece's towering debt burden as time runs out on the talks that could sway the future of
After years of predictions that the "$1,000 genome" – a read-out of a person's complete genetic information for about the cost of a dental crown – was just around the corner, a
The number of building permits authorised dropped for the ninth straight month in October, falling by 12.1% compared with October 2010 to 594 units. The total value of these permits fell in
The consumer price inflation rate rose to 3.3% in 2011, from 2.4% in 2010 according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The big jump in electricity prices in 2011 was
The deficit on trade in goods shrank by 36% in November, according to preliminary figures. Weaker demand appears to be behind a big drop in imports. Total imports/ arrivals dropped to a
The Swiss National Bank starts the search for a new board member on Tuesday after the resignation of Philipp Hildebrand as chairman over a controversial currency trade made by his wife. Hildebrand's
Mitt Romney is poised to take a big step toward the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday by capturing New Hampshire, hoping to ride out last-minute attacks from his rivals and recover
Asian shares made solid gains and the euro rose on Tuesday, but concerns over euro zone sovereign funding ahead of key auctions outweighed some optimism on the economic outlook elsewhere and kept
