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Asia stocks mixed before German leader speaks

Asian stock markets were mixed Friday, a day after rallying on news that six of the world’s central banks slashed borrowing costs for banks to […]

NY judge rejects $285M SEC-Citigroup agreement

A federal judge on Monday used unusually harsh language to strike down a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying […]

World stocks fall on Europe debt crisis impasse

World stock markets were mostly lower Friday after Germany continued to oppose a bigger role for the European Central Bank in managing the continent’s debt […]

Why China

BEIJING—China’s factory sector shrank the most in 32 months in November as new orders slumped, a preliminary PMI survey showed, reviving worries that China may […]

At British hearing, stars turn tables on tabloids

They’ve been hacked and libeled, stalked and slandered. Now the public figures whose personal lives have long offered grist for Britain’s news mill have been […]

Global stocks slump as China housing cools

Global financial markets slumped Friday as investors signaled they held little optimism of any breakthrough in Europe’s debt crisis and a report showed new house […]

World stocks lower on European crisis fears

World stocks continued to slide Thursday, as investors worried that Europe’s debt crisis was intensifying and spreading to larger countries in the 17-nation euro union.
The […]

Greek leaders to pick PM of new government

Greece’s two biggest parties resumed talks Monday to agree on who should be the country’s new prime minister, after reaching a historic power-sharing deal to […]

`Crisis of trust’ creates struggle over European bailouts

It’s the “morning after” for the markets.
Gone is the euphoria over a European debt bailout plan that sent stocks soaring two weeks ago. Now investors […]