Will China's slump sink Europe's recovery?

Markets across the region fell sharply on Monday after a horror plunge on China's key indexes. Shares in Germany and France lost more than two percent.

UK manufacturing growth at 17-month low in September

The UK manufacturing sector grew at its slowest pace for 17 months in September as a result of the strong pound and eurozone weakness, a survey has said.

Markets Drift Lower After Fed Announcement

Stocks on Wall Street fell in volatile trading on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would keep its stimulus program intact for the time being, as expected, though it also nodded to a weaker economic growth outlook.

EU clears Peugeot restructuring plan, French state aid

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said Tuesday it has cleared a 7.5 billion euro restructuring plan by struggling French auto giant Peugeot Citroen, including the state aid to back it.

Europe stocks rise after German data; Asia falls

TOKYO (AP) -- Asian stocks dipped Thursday as investors prepared for a slew of earnings reports in coming days that will give a reading of how confident companies are in the outlook for major economies.

UK retail sales sees strong rise in May

UK retail sales recorded a larger-than-expected rise last month, helped by a strong increase in food sales.

EU set to make its mind up over trade talks with Japan

(Reuters) - Britain is trying to convince France and Italy to agree to negotiations with Japan to create a free-trade area with the European Union despite concerns that a deal would hurt the continent's weaker carmakers.

US shares trade higher after a five-session losing run

US shares were higher in early trading on Wednesday following a losing run of five sessions.