European shares rose and the dollar held near highs on Tuesday on hopes German and U.S. data will fuel expectations of an economic recovery and of no fresh stimulus moves from the
President Nicolas Sarkozy overtook Socialist challenger Francois Hollande for the first time on Tuesday in an opinion poll on the first round of France's April-May election after attacking the European Union's trade
Yahoo Inc sued Facebook Inc over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web, opening the first major legal battle among big technology companies in social media. The
Several leaders of Russia's fragmented opposition urged the United States on Monday to remove a largely symbolic Cold War trade provision, in a rare display of unity. They included anti-corruption blogger Alexei
Oil fell on Monday for the first time in four sessions, with Brent slipping towards $125 as global demand concerns took centrestage following weak Chinese exports, countering support from supply disruption worries
Bulgarian consumer price inflation slowed to 2.0% on an annual basis in February from a final 2.3% a month earlier, mainly due to food prices, data from the statistics office showed on
The dollar hit its highest level in nearly a month versus the euro on Monday after last week's upbeat jobs data suggested the U.S. economy may not be in dire need of
Asian shares fell on Monday as investors paused to assess the effect of strong U.S. jobs data, which scaled back expectations of more easing ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting, while
Greece's successful debt restructuring paves the way for a second international aid package for the country but may require more support for a state-owned Austrian bank, European Central Bank policymaker Ewald Nowotny
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday that Greece's debt crisis had been solved after Athens won strong acceptance from private creditors for a bond swap deal. "I would like to say
