World food prices remain high despite small falls in the past two months, a senior economist at the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Thursday. "Fundamentals are tight… so
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged and may lower its inflation and growth forecasts as the region’s debt crisis worsens. ECB officials meeting in Frankfurt today kept the benchmark rate
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday that the situation in Greece was "serious" and the country would not receive new aid until it met the fiscal conditions set out for
Greece must make sure it fulfils the conditions needed to be a member of the euro zone, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday, making him one of the most senior
European stocks steadied on Thursday, halting the previous session's tentative rebound, as investors waited to see if the European Central Bank will signal a change in policy to support the ailing euro
Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia's top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash
Forbes' latest ranking of China's richest people pits stolid industrial muscle against high-tech, with the head of an earth-moving company pipping the co-founder of the nation's biggest Internet search engine for the
Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia's top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash
A rebound in Asian stocks ran out of steam on Thursday, as worries over the widening impact of the euro zone crisis and the faltering U.S. economy gnawed at investor confidence. The
World stocks steadied above a two-week low on Wednesday and the euro rebounded after some more positive data from the United States and Australia helped calm frayed market nerves. The Swiss franc,
