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• British bank CYBG clinches $2.3 billion takeover of Virgin Money

  3 Hours Ago

  Mid-sized British bank CYBG has clinched a deal to take over rival Virgin Money after over a month of talks.

• European markets lower as China-U.S. trade tensions intensify

  49 Mins Ago

  European markets traded lower Monday after President Trump announced new tariffs against China.

• Greek PM Alexis Tsipras survives no-confidence vote in parliament

  23 Hours Ago

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Saturday.

• UK national health service to get $26.5 billion boost post-Brexit, PM Theresa May says

  6:00 AM ET Sun, 17 June 2018

  The money will come partly from tax hikes and partly from money that will no longer be going to the European Union.

• Merkel’s position as German leader is under threat over an immigration split

  8:59 AM ET Fri, 15 June 2018

  The situation is said to be on a "knife-edge" as right-wing pressure threatens to break the country's grand coalition.

• Molotov cocktails and state-led violence: How Nicaragua is slipping into Venezuela-crisis territory

  11:52 AM ET Fri, 15 June 2018

  The Central American nation of 6 million has been rocked by popular protests and state-level violence since mid-April.

• Professor Stephen Hawking’s words to be beamed into space

  6:28 AM ET Fri, 15 June 2018

  The physicist’s ashes will be buried in Westminster Abbey between the remains of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

• European markets close lower after ECB-fueled rally; Rolls-Royce up 8%

  11:50 AM ET Fri, 15 June 2018

  European shares closed lower Friday afternoon as investors paused for breath after a stellar rally in the previous session fueled by the European Central Bank.

• Greece passes fast-track reform package to unlock bailout cash

  11:10 AM ET Thu, 14 June 2018

  Greece's parliament on Thursday passed a fast-track reform package to unlock bailout funds and wrap up a fourth review of its loan programme as it seeks more debt relief.

• Euro slides as Draghi delivers a ‘dovish’ end to the ECB’s easy money

  10:24 PM ET Thu, 14 June 2018

  The European Central Bank (ECB) said Thursday interest rates will likely stay at current levels through the summer of 2019.

• ECB says its massive bond-buying program will likely end in December

  9:06 AM ET Thu, 14 June 2018

  The European Central Bank (ECB) outlined plans to end its massive stimulus program by the end of this year.

• China says its new jet to rival Airbus and Boeing will be ready to fly in 2021

  7:15 AM ET Thu, 14 June 2018

  The COMAC jet currently has 815 orders from 28 customers.

• Russian government plans VAT hike and raising the retirement age

  9:51 AM ET Thu, 14 June 2018

  Russia's government has proposed raising value-added tax (VAT) to 20 percent from 18 percent, starting from 2019, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.

• Italy could try to block the EU-Canada trade deal to protect its famous foods

  6:14 AM ET Thu, 14 June 2018

  Italy's agriculture minister suggested the country will not ratify a free trade agreement between the EU and Canada, saying that it doesn't do enough to protect the nation's specialty products.

• Rolls-Royce to cut 4,600 jobs to save $536 million a year

  3:18 AM ET Thu, 14 June 2018

  Britain's Rolls-Royce said it would cut 4,600 jobs primarily in the UK as part of a plan to simplify its business and save 400 million pounds ($536 million) a year by the end of 2020.

• Europe markets close 1.4% higher as ECB plans 'dovish' end to QE; Aveva up 12%

  11:48 AM ET Thu, 14 June 2018

  European stocks rallied to close higher Thursday afternoon after the European Central Bank (ECB) provided the market with clues on the end of its massive bond-buying program.