EU delays sanctions by a week to support Ukraine peace talks
The European Union delayed putting more Ukrainian separatists and Russians on its sanctions list on Monday to give a Franco-German peace plan for Ukraine time to work.
Europe and U.S. clash over how to confront Putin on Ukraine
Germany's Angela Merkel warned on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the crisis there, drawing a sharp rebuke from a leading U.S. senator who accused Berlin of turning its back on an ally in distress.
Greece won't face cash crunch during talks with EU
Greece will not face any cash crunch while negotiations with its euro zone partners on a new program to roll back austerity take place, its deputy finance minister said on Saturday.
Exclusive: Rosneft raising money from Swiss trader as debt payment looms
Rosneft is raising money from Swiss trader Trafigura days before it must repay a $7 billion debt, industry sources said, seeking new funding options after the Russian central bank said its borrowing via the domestic bond market had added to pressure on the struggling rouble.
Global stocks, oil rally on Greek plan; dollar falls
Stock markets rallied around the world on Tuesday while the U.S. dollar fell after the new Greek government dropped calls for a write-down of its foreign debt, easing concerns about growing instability in the euro zone.
BP deepens capex cuts, surprises with Rosneft profit
BP said it would deepen capital investment cuts this year to adapt to lower oil prices after a surprise contribution from its stake in Russia's firm Rosneft helped it to beat quarterly profit forecasts.
Britain's Osborne says Greek stand-off biggest risk to the global economy
British finance minister George Osborne said on Monday that a stand-off between Greece and the euro zone over Greek debt was fast becoming the biggest risk to the global economy.
Lavish freebies from Saudi king to buoy economy, markets
A lavish payout to public employees ordered by Saudi Arabia's new King Salman will help to sustain the kingdom's consumer boom and reassure financial markets that the government is not slashing expenditure in the face of low oil prices.
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