European growth as elusive as quicksilver
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.
Pro-Russian rebels vote for leaders in eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels voted in an election to set up a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, taking the war-torn region closer to Russia and defying Kiev and the West, as shelling continued across the territory.
Russia may limit Belarus, Ukraine food shipments
Moscow may limit food shipments from Belarus and Ukraine to Kazakhstan across Russian territory because of attempts to sell banned imports in Russia, the head of Russia's veterinary and phytosanitary service (VPSS) was quoted as saying on Thursday.
ECB fails 25 banks in health check but problems largely solved
Roughly one in five of the euro zone's top lenders failed landmark health checks at the end of last year but most have since repaired their finances, the European Central Bank said on Sunday.
BP posts slump in Russian income but raises dividend
BP's (BP.L) third-quarter results took a hit from declining oil prices and a sharp drop in income from Russia as Western sanctions on Moscow led to a slump in earnings from the oil major's local partner, Kremlin-controlled Rosneft (ROSN.MM).
Nine out of ten Hong Kong activists say will fight on for a year
Nearly nine out of 10 Hong Kong protesters say they are ready to stay on the streets for more than a year to push for full democracy to counter China's tightening grip on the city, according to an informal Reuters survey on Tuesday.
Investors welcome Europe's bank tests as step in right direction
Investors gave a cautious thumbs-up to the European Central Bank's (ECB) health check of euro zone's banks on Sunday describing it as a step in the right direction rather than the final word on the state of the bloc's financial system.
China's top graft-buster says fight will never end
China's fight against deeply ingrained corruption will never end, the top official in charge of tackling graft said before a meeting intended to clean up business in the world's second-largest economy.
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