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Monthly wages fell or stagnated in many countries in the first six months of 2020, with the pandemic hitting lowerpaid workers and women hardest, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.

EU antitrust regulators are set to clear the London Stock Exchange's $27 billion buy of data analytics company Refinitiv after LSE tweaked concessions to address competition concerns, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

German retail sales rebounded more than expected in October, data showed on Wednesday, as consumers stocked up on essentials before a second partial lockdown to contain the coronavirus.

SoftBank Group Corp is winding down its derivatives holdings following an investor backlash, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified sources.

Flights to and from Denver were briefly halted then delayed for several hours on Tuesday after an air traffic controller tested positive for COVID-19.

Airbnb hopes to raise as much as $2.6 billion in its initial public stock offering this month, betting investors will see its home-sharing model as the future of travel.

Foreign investors poured a record $76.5 billion into emerging market portfolios in November, powered by positive COVID19 vaccine news and the apparent normalization of the U.S. transfer of power, the Institute of International Finance said in a report on...

Euro zone inflation remained in negative territory for the fourth straight month in November, reinforcing European Central Bank concerns that the dip in prices may be more persistent than feared as deflationary forces intensify amid a deep recession.

Brexit trade talks are still stuck on fishing, governance rules and dispute resolution because the European Union is asking too much, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit supremo, Michael Gove, said on Tuesday.

UltraTech Cement was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising about 2.5 per cent, followed by Infosys, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto PowerGrid, ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank.

The International Monetary Fund said Monday that Greece's huge public debt remains sustainable in the medium term despite unprecedented uncertainty to all sectors of the economy because of the pandemic.

Oil prices tumbled on Monday on uncertainty about whether OPEC+ would agree to extend large output cuts at talks this week, but vaccine hopes still kept benchmark crudes on track to rise more than a fifth in November.

Britain and the European Union cautioned each other on Monday that time was running out for a Brexit trade deal as negotiators sparred over state aid, enforcement and fishing in a bid to avoid a tumultuous exit in just a month's time.

Australia plans to take China to the World Trade Organization over the Asian giant's decision to slap export tariffs on Australian barley, Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said on Sunday.

Black Friday online sales hit a new record this year as pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead of real ones.

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 18 cents to $45.53 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for January delivery rose 5 cents to $48.30 a barrel.