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China to pursue more trade with France, EU raises ‘difficult issues’

The EU and China have called Trump's actions " totally unacceptable " and an " act of extreme pressure and blackmail " while retaliating with tariffs of their...

Governor Walker avoids criticizing President Trump over Harley-Davidson

Trump said a Harley-Davidson motorcycle "should never be built in another country" and if they follow through on the move, it "will be the beginning of th...

Erdogan claims decisive victory in Turkish presidential election

According to unofficial results announced by state media, Recep Tayyip Erdogan won 52.5 percent of the votes in the race to become the country's first execu...

UK Euroskeptics Urge PM May to Prepare for 'No Deal' Brexit

The UK government has said it will act to allow European firms to service financial contracts in Britain after Brexit , although no such reciprocal steps have ...

U.S. will crack down on all countries trying to steal its technology

He said the restrictions will not be specific to China but would apply "to all countries that are trying to steal our technology ". The CBOE Volatility ind...

Trump blasts Harley plan to shift some production outside US

Harley-Davidson will not raise its prices to avert "an immediate and lasting detrimental impact" on sales in Europe, it said. "We are now assessing the potent...

Mnuchin denies stories on China-specific investment restrictions

The CBOE Volatility index, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, spiked to 17.92, highest in two months. Harley-Davidson Inc said on Monday it would move product...

Turkish opposition parties denied equal campaigning rights in election: OSCE

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's main challenger in Sunday's elections , Muharrem İnce, has conceded defeat, urging the re-elected Turkish president to embrace all the c...

Harley-Davidson To Shift Some Production Overseas Due To Trade War

The company added, "Increasing worldwide production to alleviate the European Union tariff burden is not the company's preference, but represents the only susta...

Harley-Davidson will shift some production outside the USA to avoid tariffs

In a stock market filing , the company said the EU's reaction to Donald Trump's steel tariffs, which will add $2,200 (£1,657) to the average cost of a motorcy...

Harley-Davidson To Move More Production Oversees Amid US-EU Trade Tensions

The company is shifting some production of motorcycles for European customers out of the United States to avoid EU retaliatory tariffs. Harley-Davidson expect...

European Union supporters rally in London for public vote on Brexit terms

His comments were echoed by the worldwide trade secretary, Liam Fox, who said the UK's negotiating position was being undermined by those urging the government ...

Merkel advocates bilateral, trilateral deals over migrants to EU

Italy, a front-line state to asylum seekers and migrants coming from northern Africa, is more focused on the initial arrivals and on avoiding what it says is an...

Portion of Kentucky bourbon warehouse collapses

Barton bourbon is owned by Sazerac, a New Orleans-based spirits company. Pictures from the scene showed them lying on a big heap at the Barton 1792 Distillery...

Bank of England votes 6-3 to hold interest rates at 0.5%

Chief economist Andy Haldane joined long-term dissenters Michael Saunders and Ian McCafferty in calling for rates to rise to 0.75 percent, due to concerns that ...

Eurogroup reaches agreement on final loan and debt relief for Greece

After eight years and three bailout programs , Greece wants to regain its financial sovereignty in August on the back of a rebounding economy and easier repa...

MoviePass Introducing Surge Pricing For Popular Films

Aron foresees the membership price going up or down depending on the marketplace. MoviePass responded on its Twitter account on Wednesday. An AMC spoke...

EU Ministers Reach Deal Allowing Greece To Exit Bailout Program

Eurozone states declared the severe debt crisis that has weighed heavy on the country since 2010 to be over, allowing Athens to escape some of the supervisio...

Battle between Elon Musk and former Tesla employee turns ugly

Tripp claimed that he leaked Tesla information to a reporter for Business Insider as he felt his concerns were being ignored at the company: "I kept bringi...

Supreme Court sides with online sales tax

She says prices may go up on her website, but it's important states see tax dollars for online purchases. South Carolinians soon could pay more to shop on...

Trump threatens 20% tariff on European Union cars

On May 23, Trump instructed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to investigate whether or not auto imports "threaten to impair the national security". The Commerce...

OPEC to Meet Friday to Decide Output Policy

Mr Trump has also increased pressure on OPEC to raise production ahead of mid-term elections in the United States in November. OPEC energy ministers scrambl...

OPEC countries to pump more oil to contain price increase

Brent crude added $2.50 to finish at $75.55 a barrel, while the U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate gained $3.04 at $68.58 per barrel. The rally accelerate...

What OPEC's Solidarity Means for Oil

Oil producers' cartel, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), and Russian Federation has made a decision to increase production by 1 millio...

October 17 the big day for legal weed, Trudeau confirms

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been tweeting his support of the successful vote, writing: "It's been too easy for our kids to get marijuana...

Saudi MSCI inclusion will raise foreign stock ownership and boost inflows

Saudi Arabia's MSCI index.MISA00000PUS has risen almost 20 percent this year, while Argentina's .MIAR00000PUS is down almost 40 percent from its 2018 high hit ...

Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Online Sales Tax

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that paved the way for states to levy sales taxes on online purchases could have big ramifications in New Mexico - for...

Opec’s challenge - to pump more oil while keeping deal in place

He echoed earlier comments from OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo. OPEC in theory needs the agreement of all members to clinch a deal but has in the pa...

Chinese media says United States has 'delusions', urges focus on domestic development

The trade row between the E-U and the United States is in its full force as the European Commission says it will begin charging 25 percent import duties on a ...

Nigeria, S-Arabia, others disagree over oil supply

OPEC's de facto leader, Saudi Arabia , and Russian Federation say it's now time to boost output again, while top OPEC members Iran, Iraq, Venezuela and Kuwait ...

European Union tariffs on USA goods come into force

Beijing has pledged retaliation and Trump has threatened to push harder in response, saying that there could be tariffs on up to $450 billion of imports from Ch...

Trump told Apple CEO iPhones will be spared from China tariffs

The Dow slid 42.41, or 0.2 percent, to 24,657.80. Worldwide markets suffered steeper losses. The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 47 countries,...

What behind the crisis in Germany's government?

Seehofer's CSU party is due to meet Monday to decide which course to take. However, the facts didn't stop Trump from doubling down on the claim and insistin...

New divides over oil prices as Opec heads for crunch meeting

Along with non-member Russia , Saudi Arabia is pushing hard to ease a production cap that has more than doubled oil prices to around $70 per barrel since 2...

Audi chief Rupert Stadler arrested over 'dieselgate'

Last month, Audi said it discovered emissions-related problems in an additional 60,000 cars. Confirming the development, a spokesperson said: "We confirm th...