BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's DIHK Chambers of Commerce cut their growth forecast for this year on Thursday as the country's private sector cut jobs, suggesting Europe's biggest economy may recover more ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Consumer morale in the euro zone edged up broadly in line with expectations in May, showing its sixth monthly improvement in a row, European Commission data showed, though the indicator ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is pledging 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) to boost research on semiconductors and other electronics items used in everything from smartphones to cars, in a bid ...

THERE is a common perception that private equity (PE) investments pose a higher risk than investing directly in public-listed companies, because when things turn sour, PE investors would find it h

Dutch authorities on Thursday arrested the director of a meat-processing and wholesale company whose business is at the center of an investigation into undeclared mixing of horse meat with beef. Investigators ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to limit the scope of a proposed free-trade deal between Europe and the United States, backing French demands to leave out culture and potentially ...

SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - The Asian naphtha price ended the week at a five-session low of $859 a tonne, while its margin reversed losses from the previous session to rise to $99.03 a tonne, supported ...

PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is looking into expanding its range of policy tools, while the U.S. central bank is mulling scaling back its support measures, highlighting the contrasting ...

REUTERS - State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, posted its first quarterly net profit drop in two years, missing market estimates after being dragged down by lower interest income and higher ...

SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Asian gasoil margins slipped on Thursday as diesel demand from Indonesia failed to revive even ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, when demand usually peaks, traders ...

Asian markets fell Thursday with Tokyo plunging more than seven percent as investors took profits after weak Chinese data and signs the US Federal Reserve could start tapering off its massive stimulus ...

KOLKATA (Reuters) - State Bank Of India Chairman said on Thursday it continued to face challenges in the mid and small-sized companies segment. The lender is reeling under bad debt of 4.75 percent, the ...

SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Asia fuel oil cash premiums rose on Thursday, as traders turned their attention to tighter Western arbitrage flows in the second half of June, which are expected to keep the ...

BANGKOK, May 23 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stocks fell on Thursday, with Singapore marking its worst week since November 2012 and Thai stocks at their lowest close in more than two weeks, as worries over ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Reuters) - Malaysia's IHH Healthcare Bhd, the world's second-largest listed private healthcare provider by market value, posted a 3.67 percent rise in first-quarter profit, driven ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): China Stationery Ltd announced it posted a net profit of RM56.1 million for the first quarter to end-March 2013, lower than RM61.9 million secured in the previous correspond

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Large companies should disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, the European Commission's top regulatory official said, in the text of a speech to be delivered ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Sales at British pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers Plc were broadly flat in the first half, hit by poor weather as the company pressed ahead with a turnaround plan. The company, ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flies to Myanmar Friday bearing almost $1 billion in development aid and a plan for a nationwide electricity grid as Japan tries to grab the box seats in the country's quickening ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Financial fragmentation persists in the euro zone and the European Central Bank is considering additional monetary actions to tackle the problem, ECB governing council member Christian ...

REUTERS - The government said on Thursday it had set guidelines for pharmaceutical makers to comply with a European Union directive on standards for import of bulk drugs into the EU that takes effect on ...

Europe's main stock markets slumped at the start of trading on Thursday, with Frankfurt and Paris down more than 2.0 percent following a plunge in Tokyo. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slumped 1.42 ...

(Reuters) - Struggling British carrier Flybe Group Plc said it would sell some slots at London Gatwick Airport to easyJet Plc and push back the delivery of 16 new aircraft by three to four years to help ...

Thanks to transport measures. According to a release by the Department of Statistics, CPI-All Items inflation eased to 1.5% in April from 3.5% in March. This moderation, which had been anticipated in the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Reuters) - Following is a table of Kuala Lumpur tin market prices provided by a Malaysian trader. (Prices in $/tonne, and volumes in tonnes unless stated) Date KL Premium/ Spot Bid ...

Asia shares slide, Nikkei down 7.3 percent, as Japan bond yields rise, China factories weaken.

LONDON (Reuters) - British baby and maternity products retailer Mothercare posted a better-than-expected rise in full-year profit and said it was making good progress with its three-year turnaround plan. ...

According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), Singapore’s economy grew 0.2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013, reversing its initial flash estimate of a 0.6 percent contraction....

(Adds April inflation, industrial production data) * Q1 GDP +1.8 pct q/q annualised vs -1.4 pct advance estimate * Financial services +50.6 pct q/q as trading volumes soared * April inflation falls to ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering wheel glitch, Japan's No.2 automaker ...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): PKR has asked Singapore to give a second chance to the 21 Malaysians who were arrested for illegal assembly in the republic’s Merlion Park earlier this month. Three P

PUTRAJAYA (May 22): Street rallies and demonstrations have no effect on Malaysia’s appeal as an international tourist destination as records have shown that the country continues to enjoy an incre

Singapore’s first quarter GDP rose unexpectedly in the first three months of 2013, beating government predictions of a contraction in growth over the period. Better than expected conditions in services ...

It's another disappointing quarter. Citing the Ministry of Trade and Industry, OCBC Investment Research said the Singapore economy grew by 0.2% YoY in 1Q13, better than the street’s expectations of -0.6% ...

BANGKOK, May 23 (Reuters) - Prices of physical rubber compared with May 22 Grade Prices Change Thai RSS3 (June) $3.00/kg unchanged Thai STR20 (June) $2.60/kg unchanged Malaysia SMR20 (June) $2.60/kg unchanged ...

KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Bhd recorded RM104.79 million in net profit for the first quarter ended March 31 of its 2013 financial year (1QFY13), a 39.23% drop from RM172.44 million registered in the pr

Government retains forecast on lingering risks. "Despite the stabilisation of external macroeconomic conditions since late last year, risks to global growth outlook remain. Hence barring downside ...

(Adds performance of major sectors) SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Singapore's economic growth is expected to improve gradually over the year, the government said on Thursday after data showed the economy ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is banking on bilateral deals to fight record youth unemployment in the euro zone, agreeing to cooperate with several countries to bypass pan-European bureaucracy. On Wednesday, ...

Rocket Internet’s fashion e-store for Asia, Zalora , has raised a truly massive round of funding. The sum is an eye-watering $100 million - yes, one hundred million dollars - coming from best buddies and ...

China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit Wednesday, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian powers. ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will ensure big companies pay more taxes in the countries where they are based, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. "We will work towards ensuring ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France must step up reforms to rein in its budget deficit, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said in a magazine interview, urging Paris to avoid repeating "the mistakes of the past." ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders meet on Wednesday to discuss tax policy and specifically their concerns over how a number of high-profile international companies have managed to pay next to no tax ...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss banks fear heavy fines they expect to pay to settle a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over helping wealthy Americans evade tax could hit smaller lenders particularly ...

Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages ...

After months of ignoring China's warnings to give up its nuclear program, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties ...

By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe moved closer to ending banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria dropped objections to sharing data on foreign depositors and the EU focused on negotiating ...