Luxembourg's Bettel sees breakthrough at EU top jobs summit
Luxembourg's liberal Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said he was convinced that there would be a breakthrough in talks among EU leaders on the bloc's top jobs...
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EU leaders enter third day of summit to carve up top posts
The European Union's leaders gathered on Tuesday for a third consecutive day of arm-wrestling over the 28-nation bloc's key posts, with little sign that fundamental differences...
Amazon to create 1,800 jobs in France, Conforama to cut jobs
U.S. online retail giant Amazon said on Tuesday it will create 1,800 permanent contract positions this year in France, its largest European market after Britain and...
Oil prices climb as OPEC extends cuts, but demand worries persist
Oil gained on Tuesday as producer club OPEC agreed to extend supply cuts until next March, although prices were pressured by worries demand could ease amid...
Global growth woes, trade uncertainty drag on Asian shares
Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday, U.S. Treasury yields fell and gold rebounded as weak global factory activity reinforced fears about slowing growth, while doubts over whether...
Locked out of China, U.S. pork producers sniff out new buyers
U.S. hog farmers lost hundreds of millions of dollars in export sales to China and Mexico after President Donald Trump launched his trade wars last year.
Rich get richer, everyone else not so much in record U.S. expansion
Last month Pink Floyd frontman David Gilmour sold his guitar collection for $21.5 million, including one piece - his famed "Black Strat" Fender Stratocaster - that...
Asian markets waver amid global growth, trade uncertainty
Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday, U.S. Treasury yields fell and gold rose as weak global manufacturing activity reinforced worries about slowing growth while uncertainties over the...
Russia wants Iran to remain equal player in global energy market: Novak
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said after meeting his Iranian counterpart Bijan Zanganeh in Vienna on Monday that Moscow was interested in Iran remaining an equal...
Oil prices ease as demand worries counter supply cuts
Oil prices drifted lower on Tuesday, as weak global data raised concerns about future demand for the commodity despite a positive boost from OPEC's decision to...
Oil prices slip as demand worries outweigh OPEC supply cuts
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as worries that a weakening global economy would dent demand for the commodity outweighed OPEC's decision to extend supply cuts until...
Asian shares cautious as weak manufacturing data stoke growth worries
Asian shares were choppy on Tuesday as weak global manufacturing activity reinforced worries about slowing world growth, while the initial enthusiasm over a Sino-U.S. trade truce...
USTR proposes $4 billion in potential additional tariffs over EU aircraft subsidies
Just days after reaching a truce in the U.S.-China trade war, the U.S. government on Monday ratcheted up pressure on Europe in a long-running dispute over...
Exxon quarterly profit to feel pinch of weaker natural gas, chemical earnings
Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday lower natural gas and chemical margins in its second quarter would offset improved crude and refining operations, pointing to flat...
Trump says any China trade deal would need to be somewhat tilted in U.S. favor
President Donald Trump said on Monday that trade talks with China were under way by phone and any deal would need to be somewhat tilted in...