Poland's prime minister fired his treasury minister on Friday for failing to supervise the country's gas monopoly PGNiG and its dealings with Russia's Gazprom. The government was embarrassed earlier this month after
The head of a French company accused of selling substandard, mislabelled breast implants defended his product in court on Friday, denying that the homemade gel used to fill them posed a danger
Sterling edged up against the dollar on Friday, supported by broad weakness in the yen and talk of corporate flows that could spur demand for the British currency. Analysts said sterling gains
Honda is recalling about 225,300 SUVs and minivans in the United States and Canada to replace a part that if not operating could allow the driver to shift out of park without
World stocks and oil prices edged back up on Friday but remained on course for one of their worst weeks of the year following a sell-off triggered by global economic growth concerns.
Britain's top share index advanced on Friday, recouping a fraction of recent steep losses caused by global growth concerns, with some investors looking for bargains in a market that is likely to
The outlook for Greece's banking system remains negative, unchanged since 2010, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report, due to the stressed operating environment, combined with still-high sovereign exposures that will
Two senior Russian officials warned political leaders on Thursday against rushing into more spending to stimulate a struggling economy at the risk of higher inflation. Russia's $2.1 trln economy expanded by just
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after data showed signs of slower growth ahead for the U.S. economy, with traders zoning in on technical factors to anticipate the market's next move. The S&P
Twitter Inc launched a stand-alone music-streaming app on Wednesday, opening another front in the micromessaging service's ambitious expansion into multimedia content. The iPhone app, called #music, will recommend and stream songs based
