Economy

Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction ...
Pirates release German ship's 4 crew members
A German shipping company says four crew members from one of its vessels have been released a month after being kidnapped by pirates off Equatorial ...
'Yugonostalgia' as Croatia prepares to join EU
Forget the European Union, many in this Croatian village are saying. The group of nations being celebrated this weekend is one that died more than 20 ...
IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case
After two days of intense questioning from French magistrates, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Friday a court named her as ...
Greece's NBG lifted by strong Turkish performance
The National Bank of Greece has reported first-quarter profits of 27 million euros ($35 million) with a strong performance by its Turkish unit, ...
France won't force companies to cap executive pay
The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the ...
Cyprus ends money controls on 2 more foreign banks
Cypriot authorities have lifted restrictions on money withdrawals and transfers for international clients of another two foreign banks active in the ...
Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand
The price of oil was knocked below $94 a barrel Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark ...
Polish jobless rate falls to 14 percent
Government data show that Poland's jobless rate fell to 14 percent in April from 14.3 percent the month before, an improvement due largely to seasonal ...
German business confidence unexpectedly rebounds
German business confidence rebounded this month in an unexpectedly strong showing that sends a hopeful signal for more robust growth in Europe's ...
Extremists claim responsibility for Niger attacks
Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of ...
ECB's Draghi: 'Imperative' to set up new bank body
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted ...
IMF chief Lagarde in court in fraud probe
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde faced hours of questioning at a special Paris court Thursday over her role in the 400 million euro ...
86 sentenced in Macedonia highway toll scam case
A criminal court in Macedonia's capital has sentenced 86 employees of a road management company to prison terms ranging from eight months to more than ...
Portugal adds growth plan to austerity measures
Portugal's government says it will offer tax breaks to investors as the bailed-out country looks for ways to spur growth while continuing to cut the ...
Russian official reassures TNK-BP shareholders
Russia's deputy prime minister said Thursday that Rosneft's CEO has assured him the interests of disgruntled minority shareholders in oil firm TNK-BP ...
Dutch arrest meat works owner in horse meat probe
Dutch authorities on Thursday arrested the director of a meat-processing and wholesale company whose business is at the center of an investigation ...
Oil down to near $93 on Chinese recovery concerns
The price of oil fell to near $93 a barrel on Thursday after a survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven ...
Vatican releases 1st report of financial watchdog
The Vatican took another step Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first annual report from its financial watchdog ...
IMF calls on Britain to do more for growth
The International Monetary Fund has called on Britain to do more to support the economic recovery, urging the government Wednesday to speed up ...
Italy seizes 1.2 billion euros from steel family
Milan prosecutors have ordered the seizure of 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in assets belonging to the family that runs a troubled steel plant in ...
Turkey: 4 sentenced over fake liquor deaths
Turkey's state-run news agency says a Turkish court has sentenced four people to 83 years in prison each for the deaths of five Russians from bootleg ...
Oil stays near $96 before crude stocks report, Fed
The price of oil was little changed above $96 a barrel Wednesday as investors waited confirmation of a rise in U.S. crude stocks and the Federal ...
Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after investor confidence was boosted by a Federal Reserve official's comments that the U.S.
Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil
Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't have room for. Brazil is beefing up its ...