• 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-...

  • Clinton says U.S. willing to work with North Korea if it reforms

    Clinton says U.S. willing to work with North Korea if it reforms

    By Andrew Quinn, Reuters

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that the United States was willing to work with North Korea if it changed its ways, and also said more pressure should be brought...

  • Japan switches off last nuclear power plant; will it cope?

    Japan switches off last nuclear power plant; will it cope?

    By Aaron Sheldrick, Reuters

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan shuts down its last working nuclear power reactor this weekend just over a year after a tsunami scarred the nation and if it survives the summer without major electricity...

  • China says dissident may apply to study in U.S.

    China says dissident may apply to study in U.S.

    By Andrew Quinn and Terril Yue Jones, Reuters

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday that blind dissident Chen Guangcheng could apply to study abroad, a move praised by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and suggesting an end may be near...

  • Hiring slows, spells trouble for economy, Obama

    Hiring slows, spells trouble for economy, Obama

    By Jason Lange, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers cut back on hiring in April and more people stopped looking for work, troubling signs for President Barack Obama whose re-election prospects could hinge on his...

  • Iran holds run-off parliamentary election

    By Reuters, Reuters

    DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians voted on Friday in a run-off parliamentary election that could establish a new balance between Iran's top leader and its president in the legislative assembly. State...

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