European markets have been open for around half an hour, and things are ugly. England's FTSE is down. 1.4%. France's CAC 40 is down 1.7%. Germany's DAX is down 1.9%. Spain's IBEX is down 1.5%. Italy's FTSE MIB is down 1.9%. This follows sell-offs in

Britain, France and Germany are pushing for the European Union's 27 member nations to share financial intelligence and cooperate on other steps to crack down on corporate tax avoidance.LONDON — European leaders fired a warning shot in the battl

GENEVA/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The UK and French governments will join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed at tackling corruption, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wed

GENEVA/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The UK and Frenchgovernments will join a global initiative that will require oiland mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed attackling corruption, British Prime Minister David Cameron saidon Wednesd

France's Carrefour said it is selling its 25% stake in a Middle Eastern joint venture to local partner Majid Al Futtaim Holding for €530 million ($686 million).

GENEVA/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The UK and Frenchgovernments are set to join a global initiative that willrequire oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosuremeasures aimed at reducing corruption, sources involved in theprocess said on Wednes

GENEVA/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The UK and French governments are set to join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed at reducing corruption, sources involved in the process said on We

Aon just released its 2013 Terrorism and Political Violence Risk Map. Interestingly, reports Business Insider, the risk levels in summer vacation favorites France and Spain are "actually equivalent to China and Russia, presumably on the basis of the

Societe Generale SA (GLE.FR), France's third-largest bank by assets, may close some branches in urban areas in a bid to cut costs, the bank's deputy chief executive said Wednesday.

BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday that European countries would start working in June on an automatic exchange of tax information, in a bid to recoup...

IMF chief Christine Lagarde is set to appear for questioning at a special court in Paris on Thursday as part of a criminal probe into whether public funds were misused when she served previously as France's finance minister.

1. >Six female scientists who didn't get their due.2. Why kids in France don't get ADHD.3. When averages don't tell the story: the U.S. has many of the world's brightest students, and also a lot of low-scoring students.4. Reverse colonialism: high un

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materialscompany, today announced its intent to launch a sale process of its aceticanhydride facility in Roussillon, France, and its vinyl acetate monomer (VAM)production unit in Tarr

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is still in France to recover from the stroke he suffered in April, the French government said, but it gave no indication about his health or when he might return to his home country.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's popular right wing National Front party, has said that a public suicide that appears to have been an anti-gay marriage protest was a "political act" that was trying to "wake up the people of France." Le Pens comm

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PARIS (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn,...

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

ALGIERS, May 21 (Reuters) - Algeria's prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, said the 76-year-old was recovering in France but had been ordered to take complete rest by his doctors.

ALGIERS, May 21 (Reuters) - Algeria's prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, said the 76-year-old was recovering in France but has been ordered to take complete rest by his doctors.

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MILAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Italy's eyewear maker Safilo said on Tuesday it had agreed a 10-year licensing deal with France's Essilor, the world's biggest maker of corrective eye lenses.

STRASBOURG, France, May 20 (Reuters) - A draft law that a group of European Union lawmakers voted for on Monday would shield small depositors from losing their savings in future bank rescues, but...

STRASBOURG, France, May 20 (Reuters) - A draft law that a group of European Union lawmakers voted for on Monday would shield small depositors from losing their savings in future bank rescues, but...

STRASBOURG, France,May 20 (Reuters) - A draft law that agroup of European Union lawmakers voted for on Monday wouldshield small depositors from losing their savings in future bankrescues, but...

The results saw the European aviation sector make gains as well – Lufthansa added 3.6% to €16.07 and Air France-KLM rose 4% to €7.71

David Beckham announced his retirement last week after an incredible 20-year career in which he won league titles in England, Spain, the US, and France. Beckham played his last game ever with PSG Saturday night. PSG won 3-1, and Beckham assisted the

France's Danone and China Mengniu Dairy are striking a deal intended to quench China's growing dairy thirst and squelch fears about the safety of local dairy producers.

LONDON/STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - A European Union law up for a vote on Monday will only fully shield taxpayers from bailing out troubled banks if there is a global framework as well, a top UK regulator said on Monday.

LONDON/STRASBOURG, France,May 20 (Reuters) - A EuropeanUnion law up for a vote on Monday will only fully shieldtaxpayers from bailing out troubled banks if there is a globalframework as well, a...

LONDON/STRASBOURG, France, May 20 (Reuters) - A European Union law up for a vote on Monday will only fully shield taxpayers from bailing out troubled banks if there is a global framework as well, a...

LONDON/STRASBOURG, France, May 20 (Reuters) - A European Union law up for a vote on Monday will only fully shield taxpayers from bailing out troubled banks if there is a global framework as well, a...

Three workers at a Foxconn Technology Group factory in Zhengzhou, China, have killed themselves over the past three weeks, Agence France-Presse reported Saturday, citing state media and a labor-rights group.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Three workers at a Foxconn Technology Group factory in China have killed themselves over the past three weeks, Agence France-Presse reported Saturday, citing state media and a labor-rights group. The reported deaths -- in

By AlphaVN Research:The fundamental story surrounding the eurozone reflects a region where countries are either falling into recession or already there. GDP data released last week showed France and Italy continuing to contract and Germany on the bri

The rebels’ fight against Assad will remain confused until the US, Britain and France supply some arms to moderates fighting in Syria

PARIS, May 19 (Reuters) - France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.

A steady increase in labor costs and food prices in France has fueled an unexpected phenomenon: Many restaurants can no longer afford to prepare meals from fresh ingredients in their own kitchens.

ORLEANS, France (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will keep its loose and growth-supportive monetary policy stance in place for "quite a long time", ECB executive board members said on Friday.

FRANKFURT, May 17 (Reuters) - Euribor bank-to-bank lending rates fell on Friday as investors geared up for more monetary easing by the European Central Bank following weak economic data. Falling prices in Germany and France pulled euro zone consumer

ORLEANS, France, May 17 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank can only do so much to bolster lending to small- and medium-sized firms, ECB policymaker Benoit Coeure said on Friday as the bank tries...

Three Japanese groups and GDF Suez of France take stakes in a $10bn LNG export facility in Louisiana

As his country slid back into a recession, President François Hollande of France promised new measures to lower unemployment and coordinate economic policies in the euro zone.    

France wants to see the creation of a eurozone government within two years to help lift the region out of its economic slump, its president said Thursday.