Sterling rose on Tuesday following better-than-expected jobs data and after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cleared the first hurdle for legislation that would breach the Brexit treaty, although analysts said the bounce was likely temporary.
Nearly two dozen activist groups said on Tuesday that crimes against humanity and genocide are taking place against Uighurs in China's remote Xinjiang region, where more than 1 million people are held in camps.
Annual inflation in Nigeria rose in August for the 12th month in a row, reaching a more-than two-year high, as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the supply of goods and services.
SoftBank Group Corp paused share repurchases over Aug. 4-31 ahead of major asset sales announcements, a stock exchange filing showed on Wednesday, in a drop-off in support for the stock after spending 1 trillion yen ($9.4 billion) since March.
Milan-listed shares in Fiat Chrysler rose sharply in early trade on Tuesday, after the group and Peugeot maker PSA revised the terms of their planned merger.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) trimmed its 2020 oil demand forecast on Tuesday, citing caution about the pace of economic recovery from the pandemic.
Apple Inc shares have soared this year even as a pandemic has crippled economies around the world, thanks in large part to booming product sales that have beat Wall Street expectations.
British defence contractor Chemring Group said on Tuesday it expects to meet the upper end of current analyst expectations for the full year, driven by strong performance in its sensors and information business.
Britain's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it was investigating whether outsourcer Mitie Group's deal to buy rival Interserve's support services arm could lead to lessening of competition in the UK.
(RTTNews) - Automakers Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCAU) and Peugeot S.A. or Groupe PSA (PEUGF.PK), who have agreed on a 50/50 merger of their businesses to create Stellantis, announced Tuesday that they have agreed to amend certain terms of their binding deal.
China's domestic tourism revenue is expected to fall by 52% to 2.76 trillion yuan ($394 billion) in 2020, according to a report by the China Tourism Academy, as the industry continues to reel from the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
A group of scientists sent a formal letter to the Lancet on Monday outlining doubts about the accuracy of early data on Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, one of the authors said, adding further fuel to a dispute surrounding the "Sputnik-V" shot.
South African miner Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd on Tuesday posted an annual loss of 828 million rand ($53 million), dented by a weaker exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, despite a boost in revenue from soaring gold prices.
A fee bonanza on China's Nasdaq-style STAR Market, which is set to surge with Ant Group's mega-listing, is passing Western banks by due to their limited local presence and worries about a unique co-investment rule for managing IPOs.
The Vatican has asked Taiwan not to worry about the extension of a deal between the Vatican and China on the appointment of bishops as it was a religious matter and not a diplomatic one, the island's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
(RTTNews) - European markets are likely to open on a cautious note on Tuesday with investors reacting to the latest batch of economic data from the zone and updates on Brexit, and looking ahead to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement.