European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday Europe's single currency will be jeopardised if its Schengen passport-free travel zone unravels due to member states reimposing border controls to keep out refugees.

EUROPEAN financial markets are increasingly vulnerable to turmoil in large emerging economies, the European Central Bank warned in a report Wednesday

LAFARGEHOLCIM said Wednesday its profits collapsed as the cost of building the world's biggest cement company took its toll.

THE number of regional Federal Reserve banks pushing for a hike in what commercial banks are charged for emergency loans rose to

CHINA'S biggest brokerage, Citic Securities, overstated its derivative business by $166 billion (£110 billion) from April to September, according to the country's securities association.

OPEC is determined to keep pumping oil vigorously despite the resulting financial strain even on the policy's chief architect, Saudi Arabia, alarming weaker members who fear prices may slump further towards $20.

FACED with heavy losses from low oil prices, Gulf states have embarked on belt-tightening measures to cut spending and boost non-crude revenues, but analysts warn much more needs to be done.

French private-sector business growth slowed in November, according to a survey published Monday, with some business leaders blaming the Paris attacks.

China will accelerate reforms to remove internal barriers to both foreign and domestic trade, the country's cabinet said on Monday, a move designed to bolster domestic consumption in its slowing economy.

Japan's government plans to raise the minimum wage and introduce other steps to revitalise the economy, but the draft of stimulus measures seen by Reuters on Monday appeared to break no new ground on reforms that analysts say are needed to end decades of stagnation.

EUROZONE business activity hit a four-and-a-half year high in November, helping create much-needed jobs in a broad-based upturn despite the impact on France of the Paris attacks, a key survey showed Monday.

AT some Macy's outlets this holiday season, shoppers who download the retailer's app will be able to use their smart phones to guide them through the store to products they're seeking.

HEAVILY reliant on coal-fired electricity, South Africa is launching ambitious new projects aimed at diversifying its energy sources and avoiding the regular power cuts that have hobbled the economy in recent years.

Chinese companies will resume initial public offerings (IPOs) with a bang next week, when an industrial explosives maker becomes the first to offer shares to investors following a four-month freeze.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc has decided that Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, should not start on a Monday anymore.

The Asian Development Bank has lent $250 million more to Bangladesh to assist the country's ongoing capital market reforms.

The United States pushed China for greater market access at annual trade talks in China on Sunday, though few breakthroughs are expected amid tensions over cyber hacking and rules that could hamper foreign tech firms.

Hundreds of layoffs at several Indian start-ups have sparked fears the bubble is starting to burst for the country's e-commerce companies, amid claims by analysts that many of them are overvalued.

China is offering $10 billion in infrastructure loans to Southeast Asian countries, a senior foreign ministry official said on Sunday.

A technical breakdown halted trade on Dhaka Stock Exchange for an hour and a half yesterday, while the regulator served notice on the premier bourse, seeking an explanation.