Post-ECB market rally fades as doubts emerge over stimulus impact
German bond yields and the euro rebounded on Thursday and European banking shares were whipsawed as doubts crept in about the effectiveness of the ECB's decision...
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Exclusive: Germany eyes massive windfall from plunging borrowing costs
Germany could enjoy a windfall of 5 billion euros or more this year as record-low bond yields slash its borrowing costs, three people familiar with Berlin's...
U.S. court upholds ex-HSBC executive's conviction for foreign-exchange scheme
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a former HSBC Holdings Plc executive who was sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding...
Kroger doubtful about turnaround targets, shares fall
Supermarket chain operator Kroger Co on Thursday raised doubts about its profit targets from an ongoing turnaround plan, sending its shares down as much as 6%.
Google to pay $1 billion in France to settle fiscal fraud probe
Google agreed to pay close to 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) to French authorities to settle a fiscal fraud probe that began four years ago in...
Kroger's doubts about turnaround targets cloud quarterly profit beat
Kroger Co on Thursday raised doubts about its profit targets from an ongoing turnaround plan, even as the supermarket chain operator posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit,...
Three U.S. senators urge Amazon's Bezos to check driver abuse
Three U.S. senators on Thursday said Amazon.com Inc should stop working with delivery contractors that violate labor laws by imposing unfair conditions on drivers delivering packages...
U.S. core inflation firming, but Fed still seen cutting rates
U.S. underlying consumer prices increased solidly in August, leading to the largest annual gain in a year, but rising inflation is unlikely to deter the Federal...
IMF says it remains engaged in Argentina, focuses on stabilizing economy
The International Monetary Fund is continuing talks with Argentina as authorities there try to stem spiraling economic problems in Latin America's third-largest economy, IMF spokesman Gerry...
Ahead of renewed talks, Washington, Beijing prepare ground for trade deal
The United States on Thursday welcomed China's promise to buy agricultural goods while maintaining the threat of U.S. tariff hikes as the world's two largest economies...
ECB's Draghi faced pushback from heavyweights on new bond buys: sources
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi faced pushback from the representatives of Germany and France as well as at least one of his own board members...
ECB's tiered rate is cold comfort for euro zone banks
The European Central Bank is giving euro zone banks a small reprieve from a penalty charge on their idle cash but this is likely to prove...
Stocks climb, bond yields off lows, on trade progress hopes
A gauge of global stock markets touched its highest since late July on Thursday after fresh hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute, sending bond...
Uber is sued over resistance to California 'gig' employment law
A driver for Uber has sued the company for misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors, hours after California legislators voted to help thousands of those workers...
Exclusive: Ahead of trade talks, China makes biggest U.S. soybean purchases since June - traders
Chinese importers bought at least 10 boatloads of U.S. soybeans on Thursday, their most significant purchases since at least June, traders said, ahead of high-level talks...