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Weight Watchers soars after Oprah tips investment scale Weight Watchers shares more than doubled in value after US media star Oprah Winfrey said she will buy a 10 percent stake in the struggling company.

20 October 2015 13:08

S&P upgrades Ukraine from 'selective default' Standard and Poor's upgraded Ukraine's credit rating from "selective default" thanks to the cash-strapped former Soviet country's ability to strike a major debt write-restructuring deal.

20 October 2015 12:10

We are approaching a more severe crisis than the one we faced back in 2007-2009: President Nazarbayev According to him, due to falling global prices for hydrocarbons, budget revenues have dropped by 40%. Besides, global prices are falling for major Kazakhstan’s commodities.

20 October 2015 11:45

Brazil finance minister to keep job: president Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff sprang to the defense of her embattled finance minister, saying she would not be pressured into sacking him.

19 October 2015 14:53

Troubled Deutsche Bank announces sweeping restructuring Scandal-plagued Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, announced a major business and management shake-up that would "fundamentally change" its leadership structure.

19 October 2015 11:21

Former Microsoft CEO Ballmer discloses Twitter stake Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer disclosed that he has taken a four percent stake in Twitter, expressing confidence in the messaging platform's new management team.

17 October 2015 15:58

Greece adopts more painful reforms demanded by creditors Greece's parliament narrowly adopted further reforms demanded by the country's international creditors in return for further bailout funds.

17 October 2015 14:38

EU clears chipmaker Intel's $16.7 bn buyout of Altera EU regulators cleared Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, to buy US firm Altera for $16.7 billion in one of the largest ever Silicon Valley deals.

15 October 2015 14:51

Putin asks IMF to help Ukraine pay off $3 billion debt to Russia President Vladimir Putin called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to lend an additional $3 billion to Ukraine to help the ex-Soviet country pay off its debt to Russia.

14 October 2015 13:34

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OPEC chief confident of a balanced oil market in 2016 OPEC is confident that the oil market will be "more balanced" next year as non-OPEC production has contracted and global demand is increasing.

12 October 2015 13:42

Facebook says no to 'dislike' button but tests 'sad' and 'angry' ones Facebook will begin testing a new feature allowing users in Ireland and Spain to express a range of emotions on posts -- but there will be no "dislike" button, the social network said.

09 October 2015 15:10

Amazon opens online shop for handmade goods Online retail colossus Amazon opened a shop showcasing handmade goods sold directly by artisans.

09 October 2015 14:07

Current tenge exchange rate is adequate: Kazakhstan central bank Governor Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov sees the current tenge exchange rate as adequate under the circumstances.

08 October 2015 22:09

Google aims to get news to smartphones faster Google laid out a plan to make tapping into news on mobile devices faster, keeping eyeballs on stories and people visiting websites.

08 October 2015 14:41

Russia's Gazprom delays pipeline project amid Turkey tensions Russian gas giant Gazprom said its TurkStream pipeline project with Turkey would be delayed as tensions between Moscow and Ankara peak over Russia's intervention in the Syrian conflict.

08 October 2015 13:24

91,000 vehicles in Australia affected by VW cheating Volkswagen said that more than 91,000 of its vehicles in Australia are fitted with emissions-cheating technology, more than two weeks after the global scandal broke.

07 October 2015 16:18

Crisis-hit Russia toiling to keep factory towns alive The hulking Soviet-era mineral refinery in Pikalyovo, one of Russia's hundreds of factory towns hit by a crippling economic crisis, has been a blessing, and at times a curse, for a place dependent on a single industry.

07 October 2015 16:09

Facebook blow as EU court quashes transatlantic data deal Facebook and other Internet giants could be barred from sending European citizens' personal information to the US.

07 October 2015 15:39

EU warns Spain on budget as election nears The European Commission warned Spain to scale back government overspending that is in violation of EU budget rules or risk an embarrassing reprimand ahead of December elections.

06 October 2015 14:23