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…
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French, German leaders push new peace plan for east Ukraine
By MATTHEW LEE and SYLVIE CORBET Carrying a peace plan that reportedly incorporates proposals from Russia, the leaders of Germany and France met Thursday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in…
Euro sinks after Draghi gives another stimulus hint
By PAN PYLAS The euro fell Friday to a 4 ½-year low against the dollar after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi indicated the bank could soon back a government…
Russia bails out bank following ruble slide
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA Russia has bailed out a mid-sized bank for about $500 million to save it from bankruptcy— a clear sign that the slide in the value of the…
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…
Fed stimulus, China reform promises buoy stocks
By SARAH DiLORENZO A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Standard & Poor’s 500 index above 1,800, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. The DJIA…
What’s holding the eurozone recovery back?
By PAN PYLAS Stevedores work to unload a cargo ship at Lisbon’s Santa Apolonia port, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. The recovery from recession in the 17-country eurozone nearly came to…
Stocks boosted as incoming Fed head backs stimulus
By EILEEN NG People walk outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Asian stock markets bounced higher Thursday after prepared testimony for the confirmation hearing of incoming…