China Police Hunt For Wealth Manager Who Vanished With $154 Million: Xinhua
The case is the latest scandal to hit China's risk-laden shadow banking sector, which has seen a rise in fraud cases in the past few years.
Oil Falls As Traders Cash In After Three Weeks Of Gains
Monday’s oil price drops came despite another cut in the U.S. rig-count, bringing activity down for a fifth straight week.
Yen Hindered By BOJ Easing Hopes, Pound Up After Obama’s UK visit
Price moves are likely to have been exaggerated as a holiday in Australia compounded a lack of liquidity in early Monday before Asian trade.
Slaying Of Eight Ohio Family Members Called ‘Sophisticated’ Execution
Officials said the victims, ranging in age from 16 to 44, were singled out for attack, rather than killed at random or in a crime of passion.
Asia Stocks, Dollar Edge Lower As Markets Await Fed, BOJ Meetings
Some investors still believe Japan’s central bank might opt to hold steady as it assesses the impact of its negative interest rate policy.
Brazil’s Meirelles Would Lead Finance Ministry, With Conditions: Folha
Meirelles, the former central bank president, told the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo that he had agreed to advise Vice President Michel Temer but had not been invited to join a potential cabinet.
White House To Make Decision On 9/11 Attacks Report By June: Bob Graham
The withheld section of the report on the 9/11 attacks is central to a dispute over whether Americans should be able to sue the Saudi Arabian government for damages.
Obama Says EU And US Must Move Forward With Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
President Barack Obama spoke at a news conference Sunday in German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Mitsubishi Motors May Skip Earnings Forecast Due To Data Scandal: Source
The Japanese automaker is under investigation after saying last week that it overstated the fuel economy of four of its mini-vehicle models.
Sixteen Wounded As Rockets Hit Turkish Town Kilis Near Syrian Border: Witness
The rockets struck two houses in a poor neighborhood near the town center. Turkish soldiers returned fire into Syria, security sources said.
Fed Seen Holding Rates This Week With Hike Still On Horizon
The Fed raised its policy interest rate last December for the first time in a decade when market volatility finally subsided in the wake of a scare over China’s economy.
Serbia’s Vucic Seeks Mandate For EU Talks In Early Election
Aleksandar Vucic called the parliamentary ballot just two years after he became prime minister following a landslide election win for his conservative Progressive Party.
Post-Brexit UK-US Trade Deal Could Take A Decade, Obama Tells BBC
A trade deal between Britain and the U.S. could take five to 10 years to negotiate if Britain votes to leave the EU at a June 23 referendum, Barack Obama told the BBC.
China Says Brunei, Cambodia, Laos Agree Sea Dispute Must Not Hurt Ties
The South China Sea dispute is one of ASEAN’s most contentious issues, as its members struggle to balance mutual support with their growing economic relations with China.
Volkswagen Positive Of China Sales, Plans More Investments With JV Partners
The carmaker also plans to invest $4.49 billion with its joint venture partners in China — the world’s biggest auto market — this year.
Clinton Might Make Better President, Republican Financier Charles Koch Says
The Democrat could be preferable for the White House than the current crop of Republican candidates, the billionaire conservative said.
Congo President Nguesso Names Ex-Opposition Leader Mouamba As PM
The appointment of Clement Mouamba comes a month after President Denis Sassou Nguesso was elected to a five-year term.
North Korea Says Test Of Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Was ‘Great Success’
The country now has "one more means for powerful nuclear attack," state-run media said early Sunday.
Trump Bashes Clinton, Promises Not To Become Boring
The Clinton camp chose not to respond to Trump's charge that the former secretary of state is "a crooked person."
Ohio Massacre Update: $25G Reward Offered In Hunt For Ohio Killer
Investigators have yet to disclose a suspected motive in the massacre of eight members of the Rhoden family in Pike County.
Car Bomb Attacks Kill At Least 12 In Baghdad
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts, which wounded a further 39 people, police sources told Reuters.
Canada Wants To Overhaul Broadcasting Laws To Support Local Content
The new Liberal government wants to encourage more locally produced content, the nation's heritage minister said in an interview.
EU Refugee Crisis: Merkel Visits Border Town In Turkey To Sell Migrant Deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will focus on relations with the EU and implementing the migrant deal, including how to spend $3.37 billion in funds.
Merkel, Obama Say EU-U.S. Free-Trade Deal Would Benefit Both Sides
But tens of thousands of protesters marched in Hanover, Germany, on Saturday in opposition to the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
China Regulator Reprimands 15 Publishers For False Reports: Xinhua
Publications printing false news included business magazine Caijing, Shanghai’s the Paper and the Jinan Times, Xinhua News Agency said.
Samarco Continues Polluting After Dam Burst: Brazil Prosecutor
Samarco Mineração SA has not adopted measures to stop the leaking of mine tailings as required by a court after a deadly dam burst, a prosecutor said.
Pemex Raises Death Toll At Petrochemical Plant Explosion To 28
State oil giant Pemex has said only that Wednesday's massive explosion was caused by a leak. It has not fully explained what happened.
US Drops Bid To Force Apple To Unlock NY iPhone
The development marked the second time the U.S. has dropped a fight over its power over private companies, after push-back from Apple.
Encrypted Network Ennetcom Seized By Dutch Police
Dutch judges have ordered that owner Danny Manupassa, suspected of money laundering and illegal weapons possession, be detained during an investigation.
Panama Seizes Papers From Mossack Fonseca Law Firm’s Property
Bags full of shredded documents were seized Friday from the offices of Mossack Fonseca, epicenter of a massive data leak.