French unemployment hits new recordUnemployment in France hit a new record in September, with official statistics published showing 3.43 million people claimed jobless benefits.
Dollar gains as eurozone concerns lingerThe dollar Friday climbed against other currencies following dovish comments from US and British central bankers and continued concern about the eurozone
Yellen: US jobs market 'yet to fully recover'Federal Reserve Chair rebuffed pressure from inflation hawks to move faster toward a rate hike, saying the US jobs market still shows slack.
Samsung Electronics flags 25% plunge in Q2 profitSamsung estimated Tuesday that its operating profit would plunge nearly 25 percent on year in the second quarter of 2014, as cheap Chinese devices and a strong won hammered down its share of the global smartphone market.
08 July 2014
Oil extends losses on return of Libyan suppliesOil extended losses in Asia Thursday on prospects that Libya will begin exporting more crude into a global market flush with supplies, while easing concerns about the Iraqi crisis also weighed on prices.
03 July 2014
Landmark Swiss-China free-trade deal comes into forceA watershed free-trade deal between China and Switzerland came into force on Tuesday, the first such accord between the Asian giant and a mainland European economy.