European Central Bank Executive Board member Benoit Coeure on Friday raised doubts about whether a weaker euro would be the way to ignite growth in the euro zone.

• November 7, 2014

U.S. prosecutors have launched a money-laundering investigation into a member of Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

• November 6, 2014

Euro zone finance ministers will consider three options on Thursday for what happens after Greece exits its bailout at the end of the year, seeking to balance the need to reassure investors with the demands of domestic Greek politics.

• November 6, 2014

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings (CALC) (1848.HK) said on Thursday it had signed a provisional deal with Airbus Group NV (AIR.PA) to buy 100 planes valued at about $10.2 billion.

• November 6, 2014

Britain is not putting enough pressure on China to stick to its side of a pact on the transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty because it is worried about damaging trade links, former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten said on Tuesday.

• November 5, 2014

Data from both sides of the Atlantic will give clues in the coming week on just how bad the euro zone economy is and just how sustainable is its U.S. counterpart.

• November 3, 2014

China's economy lost further momentum heading into the fourth quarter as a cooling property market weighed on activity and export demand softened, surveys showed on Monday, putting Beijing's official target for the year at even greater risk.

• November 3, 2014

The European Commission said on Monday it had pushed back a deadline for deciding whether to give Russia more access to the Opal gas pipeline across Germany until the end of January from the end of October.

• November 3, 2014