Markets solid after US jobs data amid Fed chief relief
Nov 3, 2017
Stock markets around the world were solid Friday after solid U.S. jobs data and as investors continued to welcome the appointment of Jerome Powell as the next head of the Federal Reserve.
Oil company BP says its chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg, has told the board he will retire
Oct 19, 2017
Oil company BP says its chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg, has told the board he will retire
Shell to buy electric vehicle charging providers
Oct 12, 2017
Royal Dutch Shell has signed an agreement to buy NewMotion, an electric vehicle charging firm
Global stocks soften on report of US jobs decline
Oct 6, 2017
Global stocks turn slightly lower after weak US jobs report distorted by hurricane damage
The Latest: US urges China to use oil leverage on NKorea
Sep 14, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is urging China to use its leverage as North Korea supplier of oil to get the North to "reconsider" its development of nuclear weapons
European markets buoyed by ECB inaction; all eyes on Draghi
Sep 7, 2017
European stock markets and the euro remained firm Thursday as the European Central Bank kept policy unchanged and said in a statement that it stands read to provide the eurozone economy a further stimulus if needed.
Eurozone inflation picks up but remains below target
Aug 31, 2017
Official figures show that inflation across the 19-country eurozone spiked up to a four-month high of 1.5 percent largely because of higher energy costs
European stocks weighed down by euro as US assesses Harvey
Aug 28, 2017
World stocks are mostly lower as the euro's gains sent European shares lower and investors wait for damage assessments from the storm that battered Texas' refinery-rich Gulf Coast and sent gasoline futures spiking
Total expands in North Sea with purchase of Maersk Oil
Aug 21, 2017
French oil company Total is strengthening its position in the North Sea with the acquisition of Danish conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk's oil business for $7.45 billion
Korea tensions keep a lid on global markets
Aug 21, 2017
World stocks are mostly lower as joint U.S. and South Korean military drills keep markets on edge and investors await a key meeting of central bankers later this week