Baltic farmers demand fair slice of EU aid
As the EU braces for bruising budget talks, the bloc's three small Baltic states have stepped up their campaign to get what they say is their fair share of farm aid.
Moody's cuts top French rating, terms outlook negative
France came under fresh economic pressure as the international ratings agency Moody's cut the French government bond rating by one notch from the highest level to "Aa1".
BoJ holds off fresh easing despite calls for action
The Bank of Japan held off launching fresh easing measures on Tuesday, despite growing calls for further stimulus to spur the economy and as it warned of a "high degree of uncertainty".
20 November 2012
Moody's warns on Italy's banks
Rating agency Moody's warned Monday that Italy's banks face worsening conditions over the coming year with asset quality declining, low profitability, and poor access to markets for funds.
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US pushing 'jobs diplomacy' after costly wars: Clinton The United States will push its economic interests more aggressively to preserve its global leadership after being tied down by two wars in the past decade, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday.
17 November 2012
BP to pay record $4.5 bn fine over US oil spill BP agreed Thursday to pay a record $4.5 billion in US fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and pleaded guilty to 14 counts including felony manslaughter in the deaths of 11 workers.
16 November 2012
BP says in 'advanced discussions' to settle Gulf spill case British energy giant BP said on Thursday it was in advanced discussions to settle open criminal and regulatory cases with US authorities over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.
16 November 2012
Obama stands firm on taxes in fiscal cliff showdownUS President Barack Obama told opposition Republicans they would have to accept tax increases for the rich if the country was to avoid going over the fiscal cliff.
15 November 2012
BHP sells diamond assets for $500 million The world's largest miner BHP Billiton on Wednesday said it was exiting the diamond industry, selling its Canadian assets to retailer Harry Winston Diamond Corp. for US$500 million.
Islamic Bank allocated $25 million to Kazakhstan farmersThe Fund for Financial Support to Agriculture has started a series of seminars on Islamic financing for personnel of branches and representative offices in 11 regions of Kazakhstan.