Drugstore owner Walgreens Boots Alliance and health insurer Humana are in preliminary discussions to take equity stakes in each other, according to the Wall Street Journal. Fred Katayama reports......»»

The European Commissi.....»»

First fuel protests, then nurses took to the streets of Paris - all signs of discon.....»»

Researchers in Poland say a special pavement using photocatalytic concrete reduces pollutants from car fumes. Fred Katayama reports......»»

France stood by embattled Renault boss Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday, saying it want.....»»

Nissan wants more influence in its alliance with France's Renault following the arrest of group Chairman Carlos Ghosn, arguing the structure does not adequately reflect the Japanese carmaker's size and global sales......»»

U.S. stocks recovered from a brutal two-day selloff on Wednesday as strong earnings from Foot Locker and gains in technology stocks lifted investor sentiment ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday......»»

New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods were unexpectedly unchanged in October and shipments rebounded modestly, which could temper expectations of an acceleration in business spending on equipment early in the fourth quarter......»»

New York's Department of Financial Services (DFS) will end a period of monitoring of Standard Chartered on Dec. 31, the DFS said on Wednesday, bringing to a close one strand of the bank's punishment for past failings in compliance controls......»»

Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Wednesday, recovering from the lowest levels in months, after U.S. government data showed strong demand for gasoline and diesel, but gains were limited by concern over rising global crude supply......»»

The United States and China clashed on Wednesday at a World Trade Organization meeting with a U.S. envoy accusing Beijing of using the WTO to pursue "non-market" policies and a Chinese official saying it was Washington that was flouting the rulebook......»»

Standard Chartered will on .....»»

Lloyd"s of London COO Shirine Khoury-Haq to leave.....»»

New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods were unexpectedly unchanged in October and shipments rebounded modestly, which could temper expectations of an acceleration in business spending on equipment early in the fourth quarter......»»

Foot Locker shares jumped 20 percent on Wednesday after third-quarter results showed shoe sales turning back to growth thanks to a boost from Nike's latest lines, heading off fears it was losing out to Amazon and other online stores......»»

China accused the United States of hypocrisy and making false claims at a World Trade Organization meeting on Wednesday, after Washington triggered litigation against China over steel tariffs and intellectual property protection......»»

U.S. borrowers filed the fewest applications for home refinancing in almost 18 years last week even as mortgage rates drifted lower in step with U.S. bond yields, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday......»»

LATAM Airlines , the biggest airline group in Latin America, reported a steep fall in third-quarter profit due to lower passenger demand in Argentina and Brazil as well as higher fuel prices and competition from low-cost airlines......»»

Europe's biggest low cost airline Ryanair is not seeing any impact from Brexit on demand for flights, and is prepared for a no-deal, chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said......»»

Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) said in a statement on Wednesday it had filed a lawsuit against U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs and others to recover losses incurred due to the Malaysian state fund 1MDB......»»