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Mark Carney floated the idea of a cryptocurrency backed by central banks

London stock exchange managers were 'spooked' by the Hong Kong offer, analysts suspect

China indicated it would exempt U.S. agricultural products, including soybeans and pork, from retaliatory tariffs.

China is home to nearly half of the world's live pig supply

Repairing or building new transportation infrastruce is one way Germany could invest in its economy

Sales at clothing stores sank in August but online sales rose yet again

Higher open likely for the U.S. markets Friday as key equity gauges were looking up Friday morning.

The Los Angeles Lakers are among the contenders for the 2020 NBA championship after adding Anthony Davis in the summer.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, whose brands include Stella Artois, is the world's largest brewer

Repairing or building new transportation infrastruce is one way Germany could invest in its economy

To show defiance against China, Hong Kong demonstrators are singing a new unofficial national anthem titled 'Glory to Hong Kong'.

One of Hong Kong's most prestigious sporting tournaments on Friday became the latest victim of the huge protests convulsing the city as a growing roster of events and entertainment acts pull out of the financial hub.Organisers of the WTA Hong Kong Open women's tennis tournament said they were postponing next month's competition because of the "present situation" after months of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests.

Robert Mugabe's death has left Zimbabweans torn over the legacy of the anti-colonial guerrilla hero whose iron-fisted rule ended in a coup in 2017

Mahmood Al Zarooni told AFP he is only capable of working with horses and that without a degree he is unemployable

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, pictured September 10, said on CNBC he is "cautiously optimistic" about chances for a deal to resolve the conflict

Wall Street's three indices Thursday almost broke its record on a spate of encouraging news.

Representative Kevin Brady of Texas, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, rallied outside the US Capitol in support of the USMCA on September 12, 2019

Google said it settled an investigation with a US labor agency by agreeing to remind employees they are free to discuss "workplace issues" but continues to encourage workers to avoid political debates on the job

The European Central Bank dropped interest rates by 1% and announced a new round of bond-buying.

"But when you look at the history books I still beat more world champions than any fighter in history." - Floyd Mayweather

Zimbabwe ex-president Robert Mugabe's family and the government squabbled over his burial on Thursday, with the place of the ceremony -- and even its date -- unclear after relatives snubbed a plan for him to be entombed at a national monument.Mugabe died in Singapore last week aged 95, leaving Zimbabweans torn over the legacy of a leader once lauded as a colonial-era liberation hero, but whose autocratic 37-year rule ended in a coup in 2017.