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Volkswagen emissions scandal delays 2015 financial results and shareholders' meeting

Volkswagen delays annual shareholders' meeting and publication of its 2015 financial results because of the emissions test-rigging scandal.

05/02/2016

Business Series

Toyota in optimistic mood over China and US

Toyota has raised its net profit forecast for the current business year thanks to increased production efficiencies in its Chinese operations and improved sales in North America.

05/02/2016

Economy

ECB's Draghi: We have to aggressively fight ultra-low inflation

Acting too late to counter ultra-low inflation presents greater risks than acting too early, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has said, suggesting more stimulus is coming soon.

04/02/2016

Business Series

Royal Dutch Shell is latest to have profit hammered by low oil prices

Royal Dutch Shell has reported its lowest annual income in at least 13 years. There were also depressed numbers from Norway's biggest energy company Statoil as well as ConocoPhillips.

04/02/2016

Business Series

Celebrating 12th birthday, Facebook aims for five billion users by 2030

Facebook is 12 years old, having grown to become a dominant force on the internet, the largest social media company ever, claiming 1.59 billion monthly users.

04/02/2016

Business Series

China boosts 2015 sales for Daimler, slower growth expected this year

Daimler expects slower sales growth for its Mercedes cars in China this year after a 2015 surge in demand that helped the German carmaker post record sales and earnings.

04/02/2016

Business Series

Credit Suisse write-offs hit profit, drag down shares

Credit Suisse has reported its first full-year loss since 2008 due to big write-offs at its investment banking business, sending its share price tumbling.

04/02/2016

Business Line

The travel industry infected by Zika and Alphabet bets on the future with moonshots

The Zika virus prompts a surge in purchases of 'Cancel For Any Reason' insurance and Google's parent company Alphabet bets on the future with its costly moonshots.

03/02/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine's economy minister quits over 'corrupt vested interests'

Ukraine’s economy minister has announced his intention to resign. Aivaras Abromavicius said his ministry was being hijacked by corrupt vested

03/02/2016

Economy

French economy at walking pace as Spain sprints ahead

French growth was 1.1 percent year-on-year in 2015 while Spain managed 3.2 percent growth.

29/01/2016

Ethiopia

Plea for cash as Ethiopia battles one of its worst droughts in decades

More than 450 million euros needs to be raised by the end of next month to help Ethiopia through critical food shortages. That is the warning from

29/01/2016

USA

'Blonde bimbo' Barbie blossoms into 21st century woman

A major makeover for Barbie: the blonde bombshell is transformed into models its creators say are more relevant to the 21st century.

29/01/2016

Iran

France and Iran agree 15 billion euros worth of business deals

France and Iran sign business deals covering aviation, carmaking, energy, shipping, infrastructure, railways, health and agriculture.

28/01/2016

Business Series

Facebook makes investors smile with doubled fourth quarter profits

Social media giant Facebook has bucked the trend of underwhelming tech results of Apple and eBay and more than doubled its profits in Q4.

28/01/2016

Europe News

EU's Vestager pushes on with corporate tax probes

Margrethe Vestager, the European competition commissioner, is set to go after corporate giants found to be not paying their fair share of tax.

27/01/2016

World News

Further sanctions on Cuba lifted

The United States on Tuesday announced further easing of sanctions on Cuba, the latest move towards fully restoring relations with Communist-run

26/01/2016

World News

European shares steady after Chinese sell-off, oil recovers

European shares steadied on Tuesday, recovering after sharp losses earlier in the session, as crude oil prices bounced back above $30.

26/01/2016

Real Economy

Cradle to cradle: powering Europe's circular economy

In this edition of Real Economy, we take you on a journey to discover how our waste can become sustainable gold – powering the circular economy of

25/01/2016

Economy

Post COP21: Agriculture at heart of climate change hope for Africa

The COP21 deal, agreed in Paris in December 2015 and due to be signed in April 2016, commits to 100 billion dollars in climate finance per year for

22/01/2016

Economy

UN climate chief says COP21 deal is on very firm ground

Isabelle Kumar, euronews: “Christiana Figueres, many thanks for being with us. My first question, why do you think this climate deal is going to

22/01/2016