Europe

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Euro Gains on Dollar While U.S. Markets Rest

With U.S. markets closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the euro made a small rebound...

European Shares Top Five-Year Highs as Periphery Rally Continues

European shares reached a new 5-1/2 year high today as a third weekly gain for Portuguese and Spanish...

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Federal Reserve Probing Banks for Possible Forex Fixing

The Federal Reserve is investigating whether traders at the world’s biggest banks rigged benchmark currency rates, raising the...

Strong Euro-Zone Periphery Run Shows no Sign of Fading

A rally in euro-zone periphery bonds and stocks extended into a third day as investors, awaiting signals from...

“Boss-Napping”: 21st Century French Business Negotiation

At a Paris Goodyear store, workers trapped business executives in a conference room so they’d have to listen...

Merkel Says Balanced Budget, Energy Will Take Priority in Her Third Term

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said eliminating the budget deficit and completing the country’s transformation from coal and nuclear...

Euro up 0.5% against Dollar and Yen

The euro rose on Monday, after European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi affirmed that he saw no...

Global Markets Rise amid Year-End Rally; Nikkei Hits Five-Year High

Global markets surged today as a year-end rally revved up on good news for stocks out of Japan...

European Stocks Rise for the Week

The FTSEurofirst 300 closed up 0.5% on Friday, making the week’s gains 3.6%, the greatest weekly growth since...

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The Snowden Effect: Secure Email Company Booms

Berlin-based Posteo e.K, founded in 2009, struggled mightily to find customers for its secure email business during its...