• 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-...

  • BP sues Bridas on $7 billion South American deal collapse

    BP sues Bridas on $7 billion South American deal collapse

    By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters

    (Reuters) - BP Plc sued Argentina's Bridas Corp on Monday over a collapsed $7.06 billion asset sale, saying it is willing to pay a $700 million breakup fee so long as it will not face fraud claims...

  • Invesco may sell $18 billion wealth business: sources

    By Jessica Toonkel, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Invesco Ltd is trying to sell its $18 billion wealth management business, according to five sources. The Atlanta-based asset management company wants to sell Atlantic Trust...

  • CEO of Carnival's Costa Group retiring

    By Reuters, Reuters

    (Reuters) - The chief executive officer of the Carnival Corp & PLC <CCL.N> unit whose ship ran aground off the coast of Italy in January in a deadly accident is retiring and will be...

  • MetLife in multistate deal over "Death Master" use

    MetLife in multistate deal over "Death Master" use

    By Ben Berkowitz, Reuters

    (Reuters) - MetLife Inc, the largest life insurer in the United States, will pay nearly $500 million to settle a multi-state investigation into unpaid claims for dead policy holders, state regulators...

  • Facebook pays Microsoft $550 million for AOL patents

    Facebook pays Microsoft $550 million for AOL patents

    By Alexei Oreskovic and Diane Bartz, Reuters

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook will pay Microsoft Corp $550 million in cash for hundreds of patents recently sold by AOL, the social networking company's latest move to bulk up its intellectual...

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