Poland wants to lead group to reboot EU
The Latest on Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union (all times local): 4 p.m. Poland’s Foreign Minister says that his government wants to lead an informal group of…
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The Big Uh-Oh: Global economy shaky and cavalry may not come
By DAVID McHUGH and PAUL WISEMAN Eight years after the financial crisis, the world is coming to grips with an unpleasant realization: serious weaknesses still plague the global economy, and…
Global markets rebound as China cuts rates to help economy
By JOE McDONALD Global markets rebounded Tuesday after China’s central bank cut its key interest rate to support growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Earlier, China’s main stock index closed…
Global market plunge intensifies on fears over China
By ELAINE KURTENBACH World stock markets plunged and Wall Street was due to suffer heavy losses on Monday after China’s main index sank 8.5 percent amid fears over the health…
Activist investor intensifies fight over DuPont’s future
A fight for control of DuPont Co. is intensifying after the hedge fund led by activist investor Nelson Peltz announced plans to nominate its own slate of four directors to…
SPRINT NAMES NEW CEO AFTER DROPPING T-MOBILE BID
By PETER SVENSSON In this Feb. 5, 2014 file photo, Bolivian billionaire Marcelo Claure, founder of Brightstar Corp., is interviewed following a news conference in Miami. Sprint on Wednesday, Aug.…
Markets remain lackluster in run up to Fed minutes
By TOBY STERLING An invested looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013 in Shanghai, China. World stocks were muted Tuesday as a…
Corporations still deal-shy even as stocks surge
By STEVE ROTHWELL FILE – In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, file photo, H.J. Heinz Co. CEO William Johnson, left, and 3G Capital Managing Partner, Alex Behring, speak at a…