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Germany

G20 finance chiefs fail to renew anti-protectionist pledge after US opposition

G20 finance chiefs meeting in Germany on Saturday have failed to renew a pledge to bolster free trade.

Business Series

Audi plants searched by German police in Dieselgate probe

Audi premised have been searched by German authorities in connection with the scandal over emissions tests by its parent company Volkswagen.

Business Series

Inditex see profits rise on bigger sales to emerging markets and online growth

Zara owner Inditex, the world's biggest clothing retailer, has reported a 10 percent jump in annual net profit.

USA

Euroviews. Housing Bubble: the next implosion?

The global financial crisis that the US housing-market crash triggered in 2008 carried important lessons about how fragile the financial system is in the face of a housing-market collapse. Unfortunately, policymakers have not yet fully applied them.

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Markets

LSE-Deutsche Boerse merger seen set to fail

A merger between the London Stock Exchange and Germany's Deutsche Boerse looks to be heading for collapse over competition issues.

Markets

Wall Street boosted by Trump tax expectations, S&P 500 tops $20 trillion

Investor optimism based on President Trump's tax change promises pushed up share prices on Wall Street on Monday. European markets also gained.

USA

Euroviews. Donald Trump’s anachronistic trade strategy

Economy

Trump to weaken banking rules

President Donald Trump has started the effort to roll back the US laws brought in to regulate banks after the 2008 financial crisis.

USA

Euroviews. The end of Trump’s market honeymoon

The market rally is already running out of steam, and Trump’s honeymoon with investors might be coming to an end. There are several reasons for this.

Business Series

Pokemon and Super Mario help Nintendo back into profit

Nintendo reports first quarterly profit in a year thanks to its growing mobile games division, the focus now is on its upcoming Switch console.

Markets

Trump's protectionist rhetoric pulls down dollar and global stock markets

The dollar and shares fell as investors fret over the potential impact of Trump's isolationism on world trade and a lack of clarity on his policies.

Markets

Weak pound boosts FTSE 100 to new record high

Friday was another standout day for Britain's top share index, taking it to an all-time high after its 14th consecutive daily gain.

Business Series

Animal rights group buys LVMH shares to pressure it over skins

Peta has become a shareholder of French luxury goods maker LVMH so that it can pressure it to stop selling merchandise made from exotic skins.

Economy

European Central Bank's #AskECB session brings out the Twitter jokers

The European Central Bank's attempt to be more user friendly via #AskECB on Twitter brought serious questions, but a few pranksters as well.

Business Series

Russia sells stake in oil giant Rosneft

Qatar and commodities trader Glencore have bought a stake in Russia's giant oil firm Rosneft.

World News

ECB in the spotlight as investors expect more stimulus boosts

The European Central Bank is expected to extend its generous bond buying scheme and keep its principal interest rate, for refinancing operations, unchanged at zero percent as efforts continue to boost

Markets

Markets shiver but don't catch cold over Italian political turmoil

Markets were a little edgy at the opening - the Milan stock exchange fell as much as 2 percent - but most investors don't expect the country will leave the euro zone.

Markets

Markets hold their breath ahead of Austrian, Italian votes

Europe's markets end the week down ahead of politically-charged weekend.

Economy

Oil hits high for the year

Brent goes through 54$, WTI 51$, oil hitting year highs

Markets

Dow Jones surges to record high

The leading US index rallies instead of the expected Trump post-election meltdown. Shares in banks, construction and defence rise, tech shares fall.