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Why energy-rich Australia suffers the world's priciest power 06 Oct 2017 - 10:59 pm
A general view of Hunter Valley, one of the coal mines in Australia (Photograph credit:  Max Phillips)
Franco-German bonds would be a good move, senior Merkel ally says 06 Oct 2017 - 10:59 pm
Germany has always opposed any plans for the euro zone to issue collective debt, but Norbert Roettgen, a member of Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), said the new government needed to understand Europe must make progress.
Dollar pauses before next move; ECB eyed 05 Oct 2017 - 11:45 pm
Benjamin Franklin US 100 dollar banknotes and a Chinese 100 yuan banknote with the late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong are seen in this January 21, 2016 picture illustration (REUTERS / Jason Lee)
Uber competitor hits Paris roads with Chinese help 05 Oct 2017 - 01:27 pm
Markus Villig of Estonia, founder and CEO of Taxify, the fastest growing ridesharing platform in Europe and Africa, poses during a photo session, on October 2, 2017 in Paris. / AFP / Martin BUREAU
Imports from China singled out in EU report 05 Oct 2017 - 12:00 am
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IEA lifts 5-year renewables forecast 04 Oct 2017 - 11:20 pm
The world’s largest floating solar power plant in a lake in Huainan, in China’s central Anhui province.
Volkswagen seeks to curb competition from Skoda 04 Oct 2017 - 08:31 pm
A Volkswagen logo is seen at Serramonte Volkswagen in Colma, California, U.S., October 3, 2017. Reuters/Stephen Lam
Madrid stocks slump again on Catalan woes 04 Oct 2017 - 03:37 pm
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India central bank holds rates, cuts growth outlook amid slowdown 04 Oct 2017 - 03:34 pm
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Monarch Airlines goes bust, spoiling holiday plans for many Britons 03 Oct 2017 - 12:11 am
Monarch Airlines aircraft are pictured on the tarmac at Birmingham Airport in Birmingham, central England on October 2, 2017.  AFP / Oli Scarff
Nissan to recall all new cars sold in Japan in last 3 years 03 Oct 2017 - 12:11 am
Hiroto Saikawa, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nissan Motor, bows at the end of his press conference at the company's headquarters in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture on October 2, 2017. AFP / Jiji Press
Goldman Sachs hints at Bitcoin trading venture 03 Oct 2017 - 12:00 am
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US factory activity hits 13-year high 03 Oct 2017 - 12:00 am
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: A worker assembles a hospital bed in Linet factory in Slany, Czech Republic, February 7, 2017 (REUTERS / David W Cerny)
For elderly Americans, mortgage rules herald harder struggle 02 Oct 2017 - 11:47 pm
A document for Evette Bissett’s reverse mortgage at her home in Denver, Colorado, yesterday.
Gold slips as US 10-year yields at highest since mid-July 02 Oct 2017 - 10:53 pm
A gold bar is presented at the German Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main, central Germany, on August 23, 2017 (AFP / DPA / Arne Dedert)
India's Ola is said to raise $2 billion from SoftBank, Tencent 02 Oct 2017 - 10:48 pm
The deal will help Ola to continue its focus on India and build both its supply of vehicles and drivers as well as strategic technology to help it win against Uber.
Equifax warned about vulnerability, didn't patch it: ex-CEO 02 Oct 2017 - 10:48 pm
Credit reporting company Equifax Inc. corporate offices are pictured in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., September 8, 2017. Reuters/Tami Chappell
Diamond stocks are crashing this year, but gem prices aren't 02 Oct 2017 - 10:43 pm
1109-carat rough Lesedi La Rona diamond at Sothebys on May 4, 2016 in New York (Spencer Platt / Getty Images / AFP)