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High youth unemployment in parts of Europe and disappointing growth expectations in the emerging world could mean mass protests this summer, Niall Ferguson told CNBC Tuesday.
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He's the favorite to win at Tuesday's Royal Ascot race in Britain, but a victory could also make Animal Kingdom the most popular horse among the ladies – literally. The thoroughbred will retire at the end of the race, and his owners plan to use him as a stud to breed new race horses.
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The European Central Bank is "ready to act" if need be to aid the euro zone economy and its interest rates are becoming a more effective tool again.
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British consumer price inflation rebounded by more than expected in May due to a record rise in air fares and higher fuel prices.
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European car sales last month plunged to the lowest level in two decades for May.
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A Greek court on Monday ordered the state broadcaster back on air while it is restructured, allowing squabbling coalition leaders to move towards a compromise.
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Once infamous as a place of exile and no-return during the Tsarist and then Stalinist eras, Siberia is being touted as a beacon of light by the Russian government as it looks east, rather than west, for growth potential.
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From Union Jack booties to "Born to Rule" sleepwear, analysts estimate the baby fever could boost the British economy by 240 million pounds ($380 million).
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German lender Commerzbank will shed more than 5,000 jobs as part of its cost cutting program, a person familiar with the negotiations told Reuters on Tuesday.
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The prime real estate market in Russia's capital offers great returns - for those willing to take the risks, analysts say.
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Kabel Deutschland, Germany's biggest cable operator - confirmed on Monday that they have received a preliminary approach from U.S. media group Liberty Global.
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The United States and the European Union launched talks on Monday to create one of the world's most ambitious free-trade zones, as France again underscored its determination to protect its movies and culture.
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Boeing and Airbus showcase their new wide-bodied planes at the 2013 Paris Air Show.
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G8 leaders said today that world economic prospects remained weak even though downside risks have lessened due to policy action taken in the United States, the euro zone and Japan.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres called for the establishment of an Palestinian state, in an exclusive interview with CNBC on Tuesday.
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Czech authorities on Thursday said investigators were raiding national government offices in connection with a criminal investigation, but declined to provide further details.
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Activists plan a show of "civil disobedience" in London's Canary Wharf on Friday to protest against capitalism.
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Chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir Philip Hampton said CEO Stephen Hester's departure was not a result of a falling out with finance minister George Osborne, but time for him to move on as he had not so many "years ahead of him".
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Turkish stocks dropped 1.7 percent and benchmark bond yields rose to 6.51 percent on Monday from 6.21 percent on Friday.
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French politicians moved quickly to re-assure China after an attack on Chinese students in the Bordeaux region raised concerns about racism and threatened to tarnish Chinese investments into France’s wine industry.
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European aerospace companies called on Europe to launch its own independent drone program to equip armies across the continent.
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Max Knudsen, chief market strategist at ADS Securities, highlights the strong improvement in the euro over the past four weeks and the growing confidence in the currency.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 11:30 AM ETAlberto Gallo, head of European macro credit research at RBS, prefers European high-yield bonds to U.S. bonds, over the medium-term.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 11:30 AM ETEuropean shares closed mixed on Tuesday, after better-than-expected economic data from Germany, and stock market gains in the U.S.
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The Federal Reserve won't change course on quantitative easing this week, Steve Weiss of Short Hills Capital says.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:10 AM ETAn airline passenger records a Chinese cargo handler as he tosses boxes of something on to and off of a conveyor belt for shipment. Hopefully, the cargo was packed well.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 9:33 AM ETPlans to take PC maker Dell private by leveraging the company's balance sheet are misguided, CNBC's Jim Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street" Tuesday, because the company is facing lower margins and an increased competition from rival Hewlett Packard.