Reports: Powerful Japanese lawmaker indicted

A powerful lawmaker from Japan’s ruling party was indicted Monday over a funding scandal, the latest setback for a political kingpin once on track to […]

German 2-Year Yield Rises to More Than 12-Month High on ECB Rate-Rise Bets - Bloomberg

German two-year government note yields jumped to the highest in more than a year this week on speculation the European Central Bank may act to […]

Japan’s jobless rate drops, deflation slows

A batch of economic indicators released in Japan on Friday offered glimpses of both hope and doubt, underscoring ongoing questions about the fate of the […]

Citigroup warrants bring in $312.2 million

The Treasury Department says it has received $312.2 million from the sale of warrants it held in Citigroup Inc. The sale was the government’s latest […]

Spanish Banks’ Capital Needs Won’t Top $27 Billion, Finance Minister Says - Bloomberg

Spanish Finance Minister Elena Salgado said the amount needed to recapitalize the country’s banking system won’t exceed 20 billion euros ($27 billion) and “all or […]

German business confidence hits two-decade high

German business confidence has risen to a new two-decade high, exceeding expectations as an increasingly broad-based recovery in Europe’s biggest economy shows no signs of […]

U.S. for sale - Uncle Sam’s real estate play

As Washington deficit hawks scour the federal budget for ways to trim the size of government, they are arriving at one idea with increasing […]

Swedish PM: Assange extradition a judicial matter

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt says his government will play no role in deciding whether WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the U.S.
Assange […]

Australian Consumer Confidence Falls to 7-Month Low on Queensland Flooding - Bloomberg

Australian consumer confidence fell in January to a seven-month low on concern that flood damage in Queensland state will weaken the nation’s economy.
The sentiment […]

Dow and S&P close higher for 7th week

U.S. stocks ended moderately higher Friday, as investors shrugged off lackluster economic data and shifted focus to next week’s avalanche of corporate reports.
The Dow […]