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A French court has eased the pressure on Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, by stopping short of making her an official suspect for her role in a €400 m pay-off to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. The FT reports.
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For the intrepid investor there are ways to consider Emerging Europe for your portfolio. This Here are three approaches.
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Germany could be dropping its opposition to a Europe-wide banking union, with the country's finance minister saying it was a "priority."
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Nearly half of all workers across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India think bribery and corruption are acceptable ways to survive an economic downturn, according to a report published by Ernst & Young on Tuesday.
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The Iraqi government and Kurdistan authorities put together a deal that could see the Kurds resume oil exports to Iraq in return for a revision of the Iraqi 2013 budget.
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Several renowned investors may have made the case to be more bearish on bonds recently, but one analyst has told CNBC that now is the perfect time to look at high yielding peripheral bonds.
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After three years of failed austerity policies, the euro zone crisis is set to escalate in 2013-2014. Europe's share of world economy set to plunge to less than 20 percent by 2017.
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Investors cheered HSBC first quarter results on Tuesday, but analysts said the bank's profit-beat was misleading, and recommended RBS and Lloyds shares.
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Germany joins the U.S. at an historic high. France, Portugal and Japan also log good numbers as stocks continue to win in the hunt for yield.
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The U.K.'s future in Europe returned to the political agenda on Tuesday after a former finance minister said the case for a British exit from the European Union "is clear."
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An influx of people from crisis-hit European countries has led to the biggest surge in German immigration in nearly 20 years.
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European Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi's latest comments that further monetary easing in the euro area is possible is making euro bulls think twice, say currency analysts.
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Global spirits company Diageo named Chief Operating Officer Ivan Menezes as its new chief executive, replacing Paul Walsh who has been at the helm of the firm since 2000.
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Napolitano rescued Italy in 2011 by replacing Berlusconi with technocrat Mario Monti. Italy's fate once again depends on the man affectionately known as "King George."
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European Central Bank President Mario Draghi departed from a prepared speech on Monday to reiterate the central bank's readiness to cut interest rates again.
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Societe Generale, France's No. 2 listed bank, reported a 50 percent slump in quarterly profit on Tuesday on the back of a weakening domestic economy and one-off charges.
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Danish brewer Carlsberg kept its 2013 outlook unchanged after first-quarter operating profits and revenue rose more than forecast, partly aided by strong Asia sales.
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Rumors that George Soros was planning shorts on the Australia dollar has taken the wind out of the robust currency, fueling bearish sentiment on the Aussie.
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After one year in office, no French president has been as unpopular as Francois Hollande.
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Senior officials at the CFTC are discussing whether Bitcoin, the controversial cybercurrency, might fall under their regulatory watch.
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Rather than being simply a one-off event that Wall Street could dismiss as an aberration, the Flash Crash now looks like it was just the first warning shot.
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China and Brazil face opposite problems and should take tips from each other, according to Capital Economics.
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News that the Swedish capital of Stockholm has been hit by three nights of rioting has come as a surprise.
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Even as Apple faced a grilling from lawmakers over its tax avoidance schemes, two more companies revealed they would move to lighten their tax burden.
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Cherie Blair describes her battles with the British press over publishing details about her children's private lives.
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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says press regulation in the aftermath of the Leveson Inquiry is a "straightforward" matter.
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Cherie Blair says the electoral success of Margaret Thatcher made her husband aware of the importance of claiming the center ground.