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Portugal's voters: expecting little, wanting more

The polling forecast for Portugal’s October 4th elections is that the centre-right coalition now in power or the socialists will win. In the streets

Economy

Markets rally at end of worst quarter since 2011

A rocky third quarter is coming to an end with stocks registering gains, bringing relief after the most difficult period for four years. Markets were

Economy

Expensive running shoes 'rated worse' than cheap ones, survey finds

Expensive running shoes are rated worse than cheap ones, according to a international survey. RunRepeat.com looked at over 130,000 reviews of nearly

Business Series

Glencore shares rally but fears remain for mining giant

Shares in the mining firm Glencore recovered slightly on Tuesday, but remained well down after losing around a third of their value the previous day

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Economy

Hungary: Refugee controls hit cross-border trade

Border restrictions due to the refugee crisis are having a damaging impact on European companies who rely on international trade. Near Hungary’s

Economy

Chinese industry suffers worst drop in profits for four years

Profits earned by Chinese industrial companies fell in August at the sharpest rate in four years. Official figures show a drop of 8.8 percent

Business Series

Volkswagen faces uphill battle to repair tarnished image

How far will the fallout from the VW emissions tests scandal stretch? Until this week the words ‘German engineering’ carried connotations of

Economy

Syriza prepares for post-election 'big battle' over Greek debt relief

Reviving Greek banks and the country’s crippled economy will be the government’s priorities – along with demanding debt relief from creditors – so

Economy

Zurich tops world's most expensive cities

Zurich tops a new list of the world’s most expensive cities. According to a report by Swiss bank UBS, monthly living costs for a family of three go

Economy

Bitcoin becomes official US commodity

Bitcoin is to be classed as a commodity in the United States along with gold and oil, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It decision

Economy

The Fed keeps key interest rate unchanged

The Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates unchanged. It is a sign of prudence by the US central bank and Fed Chair Janet Yellen amid concerns

World News

How many hours do you have to work to buy an iPhone?

Londoners would have to work twice as long as people in Zurich to afford an iPhone, a new study has shown. In its prices and earnings review

Economy

AB InBev bids for SABMiller in beer industry's biggest merger move

Moves are afoot to unite the world’s two biggest producers of beer. Anheuser-Busch InBev – which makes Budweiser and Stella Artois – says it

Economy

China state-owned companies to 'ride reform wave'

China has set out details of how it intends to restructure its state-owned enterprises (SOEs), as more evidence emerges of the slowdown in the

Economy

Eurozone industry figures beat forecasts

Industrial production in the eurozone was stronger than expected in July, according to figures published by Eurostat. Thanks to a rise in the volume

Economy

Brazil's markets tumble after Standard & Poor's cuts credit rating to junk

Brazil’s economy in the run-up to Olympic year in Rio is on shaky ground after Standard & Poor’s slashed its credit rating to “junk” status. The real

Economy

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Economy

China's Bohai snaps up Irish aircraft leaser Avolon

An Irish industry leader, the plane leaser Avolon, has accepted an all-cash bid of 6.2 billion euros from China’s Bohai Leasing. Only in December

Economy

Canada in recession after Q2 contraction

Canada went into recession in the first half of 2015, and figures indicate Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s prediction the second half would be better

Economy

Eurozone surprises with fall in unemployment

A sharp decline in Italy has helped the Eurozone’s unemployment figures fall to their lowest level in more than three years. The unexpected fall