Europe

The pace of the recovery in euro zone private sector business eased slightly last month, although less than originally estimated.

The Bank of England is sticking to its commitment to keep interest rates at rock-bottom until the country's recovery is more firmly established.

EU antitrust regulators are set to impose multi-million euro fines on RBS, Deutsche Bank , JPMorgan, and three other banks for suspected rigging of the Euribor interest rate benchmark.

They say money can't buy happiness, but the global financial crisis affected the happiness of those countries that were worst hit.

The euro will appreciate at a record pace this year and continue to gain in value in 2014, the European Commission predicts. 

Asian markets buckled badly on Thursday after the Federal Reserve heralded an eventual end to free money and China turned the screw on credit even as factory activity in the world's second largest economy hit a nine-month low.

Euro zone finance ministers laid out how its bailout fund can invest in troubled banks, but imposed so numerous conditions.

The country's youth unemployment rate reflects the pain caused by the crippling recession after years of austerity under its bailout.

The French, German and Italian governments said Europe must tackle youth unemployment to rescue an entire generation who fear they will not find jobs.

The French, German and Italian governments said Europe must tackle youth unemployment to rescue an entire generation who fear they will not find jobs.

The European Commission said it believed Motorola Mobility was abusing its market position by seeking and enforcing an injunction against Apple in Germany.

The European Commission said the euro zone economy will contract by more than expected this year and budget deficits will decline more slowly.

The European Commission said the country must stick to targets agreed with international lenders if it wants more time to repay bailout loans.

Officials said the debt-laden country is considering putting EU structural funds to earlier use to help its stricken economy but is not asking for a bigger bailout.

A day after Paris urged Berlin to grant it more time to hit the goal, a German official says he is confident France will stick to EU rules on public deficit targets.

A day after Paris urged Berlin to grant it more time to hit the goal, a German official says he is confident France will stick to EU rules on public deficit targets.