• 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-...

  • U.S. plans 10-month warship deployment to Singapore

    U.S. plans 10-month warship deployment to Singapore

    By Jim Wolf, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first of a new class of U.S. coastal warships will be sent to Singapore next spring for a roughly 10-month deployment, the Navy said on Wednesday, spotlighting a move that...

  • Two California policemen ordered to trial over videotaped beating death

    By Tori Richards, Reuters

    SANTA ANA (Reuters) - A judge ordered two California policemen on Tuesday to stand trial on homicide charges in the death of a schizophrenic homeless man who was beaten and repeatedly shocked with a...

  • Celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon dead at 84

    Celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon dead at 84

    By Bob Tourtellotte, Reuters

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vidal Sassoon, hair stylist and fashion world pioneer who created a natural look in the 1960s and built a multimillion-dollar business on his name, died on Wednesday after a...

  • Spain takes over Bankia to fight crisis

    Spain takes over Bankia to fight crisis

    By Carlos Ruano and Jesús Aguado, Reuters

    MADRID (Reuters) - Spain took over Bankia, the country's fourth biggest lender, on Wednesday, trying to dispel concerns over the government's ability to clean up the financial sector four years after...

  • Cisco outlook underwhelms, economy fears persist

    Cisco outlook underwhelms, economy fears persist

    By Nicola Leske, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc forecast quarterly earnings below Wall Street's expectations, accentuating concerns about global technology spending and the network equipment maker's ability to weather...

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