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  • U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen holds a news conference following the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting in Washington March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

    Yellen's swan song to markets

    By Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Janet Yellen soothed markets' anxieties even while unwinding her predecessor's emergency measures to combat the 2007-2009 global financial crisis during her tenure as the first woman to...

  • French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe reacts during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 30, 2018.   REUTERS/Charles Platiau

    France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud: PM

    By Reuters, Reuters

    Philippe said the tougher measures were particularly necessary as his government intended to cut business and household taxes. "For grave offences, the French must know who is trying to absolve...

  • The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, January 30, 2018.    REUTERS/Staff/Remote

    European shares slip at end of strong month

    By Helen Reid and Danilo Masoni, Reuters

    LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) - European shares fell on Wednesday as investors locked in profits at the end of a strong month while results from some of the region's biggest names also weighed. The STOXX...

  • FILE PHOTO: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) looks on during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo

    U.S. prosecutors drop corruption case against Sen. Menendez

    By Sarah N. Lynch and Joseph Ax, Reuters

    (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has dropped corruption charges against Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, according to a court filing on Wednesday, days after the trial judge...

  • FILE PHOTO - Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal sits for an interview with Reuters in the office of the suite where he has been detained at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    For Saudi tycoons freed from detention, cheers and a business challenge

    By Stephen Kalin and Katie Paul, Reuters

    RIYADH (Reuters) - Cheering supporters greeted Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal when he arrived at his skyscraper offices in Riyadh after his release from detention in an anti-...

  • FILE PHOTO: Frederic Oudea, CEO of French bank Societe Generale attends a news conference in Fontenay-sous-Bois near Paris

    SocGen CEO expects better market conditions in 2018 and beyond

    By Silvia Aloisi, Reuters

    DAVOS (Reuters) - Societe Generale chief executive Frederic Oudea is "very positive" about the French bank's set-up in capital markets and expects to see better market conditions in 2018 and beyond,...

  • FILE PHOTO: An electric vehicle (EV) taxi is displayed at the booth of Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) during the Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing

    China's BAIC plans $4.5 billion backdoor listing for electric car unit

    By Meg Shen and Adam Jourdan, Reuters

    HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's state-backed Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) will take its electric vehicle unit public by injecting it into another listed subsidiary, boosting its financial...

  • FILE PHOTO: Switzerland's national flag flies next to the logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse at a branch office in Luzern, Switzerland October 19, 2017.   REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann /File Photo

    Activist RBR pushes for IT shakeup at Credit Suisse

    By Reuters, Reuters

    "After almost 15 years of operations, we have decided to close our RBR European Long Short Funds and focus our activities on activist investing," the group, run by financier Rudolf Bohli, said in a...

  • FILE PHOTO: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire arrives for a news conference after a meeting about Lactalis baby milk contamination scandal at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris, France, January 12, 2018.   REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

    Bank bad loan woes require long-term solutions: France's Le Maire

    By Francesco Guarascio, Reuters

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Efforts to reduce the bad loans held by European banks will take time, the French finance minister said on Tuesday, warning against new measures to cut bad debt faster that are...

  • Men play checkers in Singapore

    As Singapore ages, low tax model creaks

    By John Geddie and Masayuki Kitano, Reuters

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Beneath its modern and glitzy exterior, Singapore is aging. For the first time in its short history, the Southeast Asian nation is expected to have as many people aged 65 and...

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