Greece is trying to renegotiate the terms of a drastic pension reform required under the terms of an economic rescue deal agreed this month with the EU and the IMF, senior government
An employee of iPhone-maker Foxconn jumped to his death late on Wednesday, Chinese state media reported, the tenth suspected suicide this year at the high-tech company's huge production base in southern China.
Alpha Bank <ACBr.AT>, Greece's third-largest lender, on Thursday reported a net loss of 10.4 million euros, including a one-off tax, as the debt crisis and recession led to higher provisions and weak
The euro approached a four-year low against the dollar on Thursday on a newspaper report that China was examining its investments in euro zone debt, while bargain-hunting gave some support to Asian
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner takes his appeal for swift European action to calm markets to Germany on Thursday, the key player that stunned markets last week with its ban on some speculative
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged Europeans on Wednesday to work with Washington on a consistent approach to financial reform as the European Commission unveiled plans for a crisis levy on banks.
There is a risk that lack of financial confidence could spread across the European Union and affect previously untouched countries, Britain's Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws said on Wednesday. Laws,
Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, a day after markets clawed back from a steep sell-off and as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner flew to Europe to press for united action to
U.S. mortgage applications to refinance home loans jumped to a seven month high last week as rates neared record lows, but purchase demand remained stuck at a 13-year low. Interest rates on
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said U.S. inflation expectations were stable despite price swings in the past few years and signaled the Fed saw no need to change its current price commitment.
