Ghana's cedi is at risk of weakening as much as another 15 percent this year as West Africa's second-biggest economy struggles to rein in a budget deficit, according to HFC Bank Ghana Ltd. The cedi may fall to 3.50 and 4 per dollar, Benjamin Dzoboku, head ...

Ghana's cedi is at risk of weakening as much as another 19 percent this year as West Africa's second-biggest economy struggles to rein in a budget deficit, according to HFC Bank Ghana Ltd. The cedi may fall to 3.50 and 4 per dollar, Benjamin Dzoboku, head ...

Ukraine and Russia agreed on the outlines for a sustainable truce in talks brokered by Germany and France after President Petro Poroshenko resumed his offensive against pro-Russian rebels. The bloodshed in eastern Ukraine has reached a “dramatic ...

The Italian defender bitten at the World Cup by Luis Suarez says the punishment meted out to the Uruguayan forward is excessive. Giorgio Chiellini, 29, who plays for Italian champion Juventus, was bitten on the shoulder by Suarez about 10 minutes before ...

The Italian defender bitten at the World Cup by Luis Suarez says the punishment meted out to the Uruguayan forward is excessive. Giorgio Chiellini, 29, who plays for Italian champion Juventus, was bitten on the shoulder by Suarez about 10 minutes before ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's popularity continued to rise near its 2008 peak this month amid the unrest in neighboring Ukraine, Moscow-based polling company Levada Center said in a statement. The Russian leader's approval rating is 86 percent, ...

The Micex Index (INDEXCF) rebounded from the steepest decline in more than two months after President Vladimir Putin held talks with Ukrainian and European leaders to discuss ways to end months of fighting. The gauge rose 0.3 percent to 1,486.02 by ...

The Micex Index (INDEXCF) rebounded from the steepest decline in more than two months after President Vladimir Putin held talks with Ukrainian and European leaders to discuss ways to end months of fighting. The gauge rose 0.3 percent to 1,486.02 by ...

As markets react in real time to Russia's incursion into Crimea and the annexation of the Black Sea peninsula, the ruble rose the most among emerging-market peers as Chinese factory data climbed and President Vladimir Putin backed a truce in Ukraine.

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record, as drug makers rallied on merger activity and investors speculated economic growth will accelerate. Health-care companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) jumped 0.8 percent ...

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record, as drug makers rallied on merger activity and investors speculated economic growth will accelerate. Health-care companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) jumped 0.8 percent ...

U.S. stock futures rose after the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index closed at a record yesterday as Federal Reserve comments spurred optimism that the economic recovery will accelerate. CarMax Inc. jumped 15 percent as quarterly results topped ...

The dollar headed for its weakest in a month against major peers as currency volatility fell to a record amid prospects a sluggish U.S. economy will prompt the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates near zero for longer. The greenback headed for its sharpest ...

The dollar headed for its weakest in a month against major peers as currency volatility fell to a record amid prospects a sluggish U.S. economy will prompt the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates near zero for longer. The greenback headed for its sharpest ...

The dollar headed for its weakest in a month against major peers as currency volatility fell to a record amid prospects a sluggish U.S. economy will prompt the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates near zero for longer. The greenback headed for its sharpest ...

Facebook Inc.'s website returned to service after some users weren't able to access the site earlier in the day. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg. Facebook Inc. (FB:US)'s website returned to service after users couldn't access the world's largest social ...

Ukraine's aging natural-gas pipeline is in danger of further accidents after an explosion on an export link yesterday, OAO Gazprom said, parrying claims of sabotage in the neighboring country. The incident in central Ukraine, the second involving the national ...

The U.K.'s pending agreement to appoint a clearing bank for transactions in yuan will be a boon for businesses as it stimulates trade between the two countries, according to the City of London Corporation. “This simply gives it another push,” Mark Boleat, ...

Israeli troops arrested 41 Hamas members during an overnight sweep in the West Bank, part of a campaign to cripple the militant organization and find three teenagers the government says the group kidnapped. The army focused on disabling Hamas's ...

West Texas Intermediate fell as a technical indicator shows last week's increase to the highest price in nine months was excessive. Brent in London dropped amid speculation Iraqi forces will slow the advance of insurgents. Futures slid as much as 0.3 percent ...