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Japan's Abe speaks on Brexit concerns

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has addressed the effects of the Brexit vote on his country, pledging to use all available policy tools to help its economy grow.

Business Series

London Stock Exchange - Deutsche Boerse merger under threat from Brexit

Britain's vote to leave the European Union is threatening the planned merger between the London Stock Exchange and Germany's Deutsche Boerse though the LSE says it remains on track.

Economy

Shares and the pound rebound somewhat from Brexit sell off

Share prices in London and around Europe bounced back after the hammering they have taken since Friday.

Economy

Market misery on the day after the night before

The pound has fallen to levels as low as 1985 after Britain voted to leave the EU.

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Economy

Bank of England and ECB take measures to reassure markets

The Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said its ready to intervene and provide additional help to prop up financial markets.

Economy

Black Brexit Friday as pound plummets and FTSE falls

The pound plummeted and the London FTSE fell in the wake of Britain voting to leave the EU.

United Kingdom

Sterling hits historic low as Brexit fallout spreads

Stocks and shares have been spiralling downwards across Europe after David Cameron said he will quit as British prime minister.

United Kingdom

Global markets shaken up as prospect of Brexit becomes more probable

Global markets have been shaken by the prospect of a UK exit from the European Union.

Business Series

Rosneft's quarterly net profit falls 75 percent

Rosneft's quarterly net profit fell by 75 percent as crude oil prices declined, but Russia's top oil producer also blamed heavy investment in the period.

Business Series

Cost cutting Royal Dutch Shell to halt operations in up to 10 countries

Royal Dutch Shell is to end oil and gas operations in up to 10 countries as it further reduces spending after the purchase of BG Group.

Economy

OECD pessimistic about global growth, blames rich world governments

The world is stuck in a "low-growth trap" the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says, even as it slightly raised the eurozone economic outlook for this year.

Business Series

Bayer 'confident' Monsanto offer will be accepted

Germany's Bayer has offered to buy US seeds company Monsanto for $62 billion (55 billion euros) in cash trying to gain the top spot in the fast-consolidating farm supplies industry.

Economy

Egyptian shares fall after plane's disappearance

The disappearance of an EgyptAir plane flying from France to Egypt caused a sell-off of shares on the Cairo stock exchange due to concerns about the potential impact on tourism and the economy.

Business Series

Vodafone's underlying earnings rise, losses through Luxembourg tax hit

Mixed full-year results from Vodafone - underlying earnings rose 2.7%, but losses after taxation were 4.02 billion pounds.

Business Series

Twitter 140 character tweet limit to end - report

Twitter won't comment on a Bloomberg report users will soon be able to write longer tweets as it plans to stop including photos and links as part of its 140 character limit.

Economy

Turkish financial markets remain nervous over political turmoil

Investors remain nervous about Turkey's political situation, but share prices and the lira regained some of their earlier losses on Thursday.

Economy

VW warns of big challenges ahead

Volkswagen says it's confident of solid growth this year despite 'Dieselgate' but admitted the scandal could cost much more than the amount set aside so far and assets might have to be sold.

Business Series

As iPhone sales slide, what is Apple's next big money maker?

Apple has announced its first-ever fall in iPhone sales and first revenue drop in more than a decade causing the share price to fall.

Economy

No interest rate change expected from Federal Reserve policy meeting

Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to leave the cost of borrowing unchanged in the face of disappointing word on durable goods orders and consumer confidence.

Economy

Iran promises oil production increases despite supply glut low prices

Iran says it is justified in increasing the amount of crude it pumps even though that will add to the supply glut and depress prices.