Japan intervened in foreign exchange markets for the first time in six years on Wednesday to stem economic damage from the surging yen, pushing its currency sharply lower and lifting Tokyo stocks
Brazil is optimistic that a power struggle in the International Monetary Fund will be resolved before an Oct. 31 deadline, a Brazilian government source told Reuters on Tuesday. The comments come as
The 6th Cyprus – Russia intergovernmental committee on economic cooperation will convene in Nicosia between 15-16 September. The committee will be presided by Minister of Finance Charilaos Stavrakis and Russian Deputy Minister
Democrats in the U.S. Senate advanced a measure to help small businesses on Tuesday, less than two months before they face voters who blame them for an economy still burdened with high
A bitter shareholder conflict at Russian hypermarket chain Lenta sparked a fistfight at the firm's headquarters on Tuesday, leading to 20 people being detained by police. The investor row erupted in August
Britain's leading shares edged higher on Tuesday, matching modest gains on Wall Street following above-forecast U.S. retail sales data, with commodity issues standing out. At the close, the FTSE 100 index was
A spate of court rulings blocking strike action has encouraged employers not to bother entering serious talks with their workers when disputes arise, an official of Britain's biggest trade union said. Unions
French luxury leather goods maker Louis Vuitton is closing its Parisian stores an hour early to preserve stocks ahead of the Christmas rush, shop assistants said on Tuesday. The shops, which are
Two of the world's richest men and most generous donors, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, said on Tuesday they would not be putting pressure on China's dozens of billionaires during a visit
The yen hit a 15-year high versus the dollar on Tuesday after Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan won a ruling party leadership vote, while concerns about a shaky recovery knocked global stocks
