Japan will tell G20 nations at a summit this week that it will proceed with a planned two-stage sales tax hike, and consider compiling an extra budget for fiscal spending to ease
Microsoft said it will buy Nokia's phone business and license its patents for 5.44 bln euros ($7.2 bln), making its boldest foray yet into mobile devices and bringing executive Stephen Elop back
Upbeat factory data from around the globe powered Asian markets on Tuesday, while gold and the yen lost some of their safe-haven appeal as the U.S. delayed a possible strike on Syria.
Forex Time Ltd (FXTM) has launched a new Mandarin Chinese language website to support traders with content in the world’s most spoken language. With more than 1 billion people across the world
The outlook for South Africa's banking system remains negative, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report but that the banks' resilient core earnings-generating capacity and ample capital buffers partly offset the
Asian shares climbed to a two-week high on Monday, and the Australian dollar and copper gained, as China said its manufacturing expanded in August at the fastest pace in more than a
Greece dismissed a proposal by euro zone officials to hand over the management of its real estate assets to a holding company based overseas, saying the country would stay in charge of
The United States made clear on Friday that it would punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the "brutal and flagrant" chemical weapons attack that it says killed more than 1,400 people in
European shares hit a six-week closing low on Friday as reduced chances of an immediate military strike on Syria weighed on energy equities due to weakened oil prices, although longer-term market outlook
Greece's third-largest bank Alpha swung to a net profit in the first half, helped by lower funding costs and rising income from lending. The bank earned a net 2.73 bln euros ($3.6
