HSBC Holdings Plc posted a higher-than-expected 28 percent rise in third-quarter profit as a renewed push to rein in costs and market share gains in its mainstay Asian region paid off, sendi... Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday announced she will be stepping down as chancellor in 2021. The politician added she would not seek re-election as CDU party chairwoman in December.... Read more
Amber Rachdi was 660 lbs when the television network TLC told her story on My 600-lb Life. Because of her weight, she had to drop out of college and became homebound. In her case it’s true w... Read more
The U.S. economy grew at a faster-than-expected rate in the third quarter as inflation was kept in check, according to data released by the Commerce Department on Friday. Gross domestic prod... Read more
This edition of Business Planet travels to Edinburgh in Scotland to discover a Enterprise Europe Network success story. The EEN is an organization that helps small and medium-sized companies... Read more
Creditors of Essar Steel India Ltd <ESRG.UL> have approved a joint offer by ArcelorMittal SA <MT.AS> and Japan’s Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp <5401.T> as th... Read more
At the beginning of the school year, as most of the elementary students chatted over warm plates of pasta in the cafeteria, about a dozen immigrant children unwrapped sandwiches around three... Read more
The stock market drop in October has been unsettling for anyone with a portfolio, particularly after a 3 percent plunge Wednesday that wiped out the year’s gains. Could this be the beginning... Read more
In moments of national crisis, presidents typically reach for unifying themes, as Bill Clinton did after the Oklahoma City bombing and George W. Bush did with the bullhorn on the wrecked fir... Read more
The FBI has searched a mail facility in Florida, as investigators try to find out who is behind a series of crude explosive packages targeting several prominent Democrats. Devices have been... Read more
