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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to tackle the long-standing question of whether Internet retailers like Amazon.com Inc should be required to collect sales taxes in states where they have no physical presence. In a case brought by Amazon...

Asia's manufacturing-sector expansion held around multi-month highs in November, factory surveys showed, with China maintaining its momentum but growth in other key exporters such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan picking up speed. Activity in India expanded after three months...

Asian shares and the dollar trod water on Monday, as investors cautiously awaited key U.S. data this week after a decent reading on China manufacturing calmed worries about the health of the world's second-biggest economy. The tepid performance in the...

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday, with investors reluctant to make big bets in an abbreviated session, though major indexes remained on track for their third straight month of strong gains. Trading will likely be anemic, as it...

A pick-up in inflation this month eases pressure on the European Central Bank to act next week, and the first fall in unemployment in almost three years shows a tentative euro zone recovery is gaining traction. The double dose of...

More than 3,500 bankers in Europe earned 1 million euros ($1.4 million) or more last year after a big jump across the continent and in Britain, which had 12 times as many high earners as any other country. Figures from...

World shares rose toward six-year highs on Thursday and the yen languished at fresh lows against the euro and dollar after sentiment was boosted by a batch of strong U.S. economic data. The signs of an improving U.S. jobs market...

The decision by a New York bank to close Cuba's checking account in the United States has presented an unusual diplomatic quandary that provides a test for new-found pragmatism in relations between the two longtime foes. Cuba announced on Tuesday...

Swiss lender UBS is scaling back corporate advisory and investment banking services for ultra-rich clients in some key emerging market countries to reduce overlaps with other departments, three sources familiar with the plan said. The bank's Corporate Advisory Group (CAG)...

OUTGOING CHAIRMAN, CHIEF ISRAEL OGBUE (R) CONGRATULATING THE NEW CHAIRMAN, AMBASSADOR JOE KESHI (L) DURING THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC IN LAGOS.   BEVERLY HILLS, CA, November 27, (THEWILL) – United Bank for...