Britain raises minimum wage
Britain's Conservative government raised the minimum wage by 7.5 percent on Friday in a move denounced by critics as largely symbolic in an era...
Venezuela proposes non-OPEC oil producers attend Vienna meeting
Venezuela has proposed that non-OPEC oil producers attend the group's June meeting in Vienna to continue "dialogue and coordination," according to a letter from...
JP Morgan sees new Scottish currency, initially backed by BoE
JP Morgan said on Thursday a Scottish currency in a newly independent Scotland could initially be stabilised near parity with sterling by the Bank...
Saudi Arabian firm injects €49 million into Euro Disney
A firm owned by a Saudi prince said Wednesday it has injected 49.2 million euros ($52.37 million) into the struggling Euro Disney theme park...
Protests amid a surge in food prices in Lebanon
Protests broke out in several parts of Lebanon on Monday amid a crash in the local currency and a surge in food prices, leading...
Iran offers no action in support of global oil pact
Iran on Wednesday stopped short of offering to restrain oil output as part of a global pact to freeze production to prop up prices,...
Stocks, dollar and oil cool ahead of Doha meeting
Reassuring Chinese GDP data helped stocks, commodity markets and the dollar consolidate strong weekly gains on Friday, as focus turned to a meeting of...
Citigroup earnings jump despite energy hit
Citigroup reported a big jump in fourth-quarter earnings as much lower expenses offset a hit to results due to weakness in energy-sector loans.
Earnings were...
Erdogan aide calls for nationalisation of Turkey's Isbank
An aide to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called for the nationalisation of the country's biggest private bank, Isbank, in which the main opposition...
Trump would consider halting U.S. oil purchases from Saudis
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump told the New York Times he would consider stopping U.S. oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless the Saudi government...
