The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has warned a transition period for the UK government “is not a given” following a...
The US House of Representatives has passed a two-year budget bill to end a brief government shutdown and boost government...
Social Democrat leader Martin Schulz said he will not serve as foreign minister in Germany’s new coalition government after coming...
Global equity markets seem set to finish a tumultuous week on a firmer note as US stocks made a positive...
The World Bank has issued its biggest ever catastrophe bond, providing earthquake cover to Peru, Mexico, Chile and Colombia. The...
South African president Jacob Zuma appeared to move a step closer to resignation on Wednesday as he held a second day of...
More than two dozen countries saw their wealth per capita fall in the 20 years to 2014, according to the...
From the floor of a suburban Cincinnati factory, a buoyant Donald Trump was extolling the virtues of his trillion-dollar tax...
Brussels warned that market volatility posed a threat to the eurozone’s booming economy, as it unveiled forecasts showing the currency...
Germany’s Social Democrats will take the finance and foreign ministries in the new “grand coalition” government, giving the left-of-centre party...
As Theresa May and her Brexit “war cabinet” meet on Wednesday, there is much talk about how confused they are on...
“Despite some relief for equities, investors realise we have entered a new phase — henceforth markets will be ultra sensitive...
Trend-following quantitative hedge funds were among the biggest victims of the current market turmoil, wiping out much of their 2018...
The Los Angeles Times has been sold to the biotechnology billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong for $500m by US publisher Tronc, following...
Tencent, the Chinese company behind the popular messaging platform WeChat, has built a more than $2bn stake in Snap, the...