Spain's financial markets jolted by violent Catalan referendum
The Spanish government’s borrowing costs surged and its stock market tumbled on Monday as investors weighed up the political fallout from the violent police crackdown on an independence vote in the wealthy region of Catalonia.
Post-election, critics hope Germany's hate speech law can be revised
As the commanders of the largest U.S. warship in Asia seek to maintain operational readiness amid protracted tensions over North Korea, they find themselves keeping one eye on China, too.
Russia's Rosneft elects former German chancellor Schroeder as chairman
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder faced further criticism at home after he was elected as chairman of Russia’s biggest oil producer Rosneft (ROSN.MM) on Friday.
'Everything prepared' for Catalan vote - but Madrid says won't happen
Catalonia’s leader has made clear his government is determined to go ahead with an independence vote on Sunday that Madrid calls illegal, thrusting Spain into its most dramatic political crisis for decades.
Special Report: Chaos and hackers stalk investors on cryptocurrency exchanges
Dan Wasyluk discovered the hard way that trading cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin happens in an online Wild West where sheriffs are largely absent.
Commerce Secretary Ross tells China to guarantee fairness for U.S. firms
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China needed to “guarantee fair and reciprocal treatment for U.S. firms” as he tried to strike an upbeat tone on a visit to Beijing amid trade tensions between the two countries.
Greece must wrap up review rapidly to start talks on bailout exit: Dijsselbloem
Greece must wrap up an upcoming bailout review quickly to pave the way for a “clean” bailout exit next summer without further conditions beyond standard monitoring, Eurogroup Chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Monday.
Merkel's conservatives see slim chance of Brexit progress by October
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech in Florence has failed to inject much-needed new momentum into talks on Britain’s departure from the European Union, a top politician with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives said on Saturday.
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