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Upbeat Chinese trade and inflation data lifted Chinese shares to three-month highs and boosted regional shares on Monday, while Japanese shares rallied and the yen dropped after Tokyo won its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The dollar licked...

U.S. stock index futures were little changed Thursday, as investors were reluctant to make big bets following steep gains in the previous session, and ahead of data that could provide a clue on the timing of changes to monetary...

Nigeria's state oil company warned investors interested in three shallow water oil blocks offered for sale by Chevron (CVX.N) that buyers may lose the right to operate them. U.S.-based Chevron is selling minority stakes in joint ventures that operate five...

Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris, AT&T and America Movil have made contact with the core Telecom Italia investors who want to sell their shares in the Italian group, a source close to the situation said. The three have not expressed a...

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, and markets turned their attention to ECB chief Mario Draghi's news conference for any signs a euro zone recovery will affect the bank's policy stance. Abandoning its tradition of never...

The Bank of England announced no changes to interest rates or its bond-buying program and made no further statement on its policy on Thursday. The BoE had been expected to take a breather following a hectic couple of months under...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 04, (THEWILL) – Dangote Industries Limited will today sign a loan agreement with a consortium of both local and international banks to the tune of $3.3billion for the purpose of constructing the biggest Petroleum Oil Refinery...

Retail stores in many markets have run out of Microsoft Corp's Xbox One consoles available for pre-orders, a senior company executive said, ahead of a major clash with Sony Corp's new lower-priced Playstation 4 this November. Microsoft's first new gaming...

Value retailer Dollar General Corp (DG.N) reported second-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates as efforts such as selling more groceries and brand-name products attracted customers to its stores. Dollar General also reaffirmed its full-year profit outlook of $3.15-$3.22 per share....

U.S. stock index futures were little changed Wednesday as a Western military strike against Syria appeared more likely, though a decision over it remained several days away. The odds for military action had appeared to ebb over the weekend after...