Finance News

January 15, 2019

China to cut taxes, keep policy flexible to counter slowdown

China plans to slash taxes, step up spending and provide ample financing to private and small enterprises to help counter the ...

January 13, 2019

Venezuelan congress leader briefly detained amid standoff

The new head of Venezuela's increasingly defiant congress was pulled from his vehicle and briefly detained by police Sunday, ...

January 12, 2019

GOP rejected Obama's executive reach, but accepts Trump's

President Barack Obama stunned Republicans when he bypassed Congress and, relying on what he called his pen and his phone, ...

January 11, 2019

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals. None of these is legit, even though they ...

January 11, 2019

AP Interview: Catalan leader says 'No' to Spain govt budget

The Spanish government's bid to pass a national budget is doomed unless it bends to the demands of Catalonia's separatists ...

January 10, 2019

Greece, Germany put tension behind them in Merkel visit

Germany and Greece put years of tension over the painful Greek bailout program behind them Thursday, with Chancellor Angela ...

January 09, 2019

Eurozone unemployment a bright spot amid growing gloom

Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone fell in November to a decade-low rate, official figures showed Wednesday, but ...

January 08, 2019

No word on progress after 2nd day of China-US trade talks

Talks between the U.S. and China on ending their tariff war were ending their second day Tuesday without word on whether ...

January 07, 2019

China upbeat ahead of US trade talks, but differences large

China sounded a positive note ahead of talks with Washington this week on a sprawling trade dispute that threatens to chill ...

January 04, 2019

Watchdog group urges probe of Ivanka Trump tax break role

An ethics watchdog group asked the Justice Department on Friday to investigate whether President Donald Trump's daughter ...

January 04, 2019

Dem-led House moves to join health care law case

The new Democratic-controlled House has moved toward defending former President Barack Obama's health care law against a ...

January 04, 2019

The Latest: Democrats return Pelosi to House speaker's post

The Latest on the 116th Congress (all times local): 10 p.m. Cheering Democrats have returned Nancy Pelosi to the House ...

January 03, 2019

Turkey's inflation eases to 20.3 percent in December

Official figures show that Turkey's inflation rate eased for the second consecutive month in December, helped by tax cuts and ...

January 01, 2019

France: Festive celebration in Paris; Macron defends agenda

Hundreds of thousands of people celebrated New Year's Eve on Paris' Champs-Elysees avenue in a festive and joyful atmosphere ...

December 28, 2018

Pakistani police detain suspects in politician's killing

A senior Pakistani police officer says officers have detained suspects in the murder of a former lawmaker assassinated last ...

December 28, 2018

Thailand acquits deputy PM in luxury watch scandal

Investigators in Thailand acquitted the deputy prime minister of criminal charges of failing to declare assets a year after ...

December 27, 2018

China says plans made for US trade talks in January

China's government said Thursday it has made plans with Washington for talks in January aimed at ending a tariff battle that ...

December 27, 2018

1,000s of Taiwanese protest taxes with nod to French rallies

Thousands of Taiwanese, taking a page from France's yellow vest movement, protested Thursday for the third time in a week to ...

December 25, 2018

The Latest: Japan's main stock index plunges 5.1 percent

The Latest on the world's financial markets (all times local): noon Japan's main stock index has plunged following heavy Wall ...