Lagarde grilled over payout
Prosecutors grilled IMF chief Christine Lagarde in a Paris court to decide if she should be charged over a payout to a disgraced tycoon during her time as finance minister.
Prosecutors grilled IMF chief Christine Lagarde in a Paris court to decide if she should be charged over a payout to a disgraced tycoon during her time as finance minister.
Britain's economy expanded by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2013, official data showed.
The UN revised downward its forecast for the world economy to 2.3 percent growth this year.
Australia's PM moved to allay fears about the economy on Friday saying it had strong fundamentals.
Buoyant consumer confidence and increased household spending is keeping Germany from recession.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped Forbes's list of the world's most powerful women again.
IMF said Britain was far from a "sustainable recovery", and called for the government to boost spending.
US lawmakers on Wednesday agreed to a bill that would speed construction of a Canada-US oil pipeline.
Manufacturing activity in China contracted in May for the first time in seven months, HSBC said.
Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in taxes.
The IMF is set to tell the British government to dump its stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds.
The Cypriot Finance Minister said on Tuesday the island could suffer a double-digit contraction in GDP.
Japan's trade deficit expanded a worse-than-expected 70 percent to $8.6 billion in April.
Christine Lagarde may not be forced to resign her job as IMF head if a French court prosecutes her.
The Bank of Japan on Wednesday held off fresh easing measures, saying they could overcome deflation.
A group of ex-Nokia employees presented their own 'Jolla' smartphone on Monday hoping to rival others.
Jordi Evole's man-in-the-street political journalism has made his show popular in crisis-hit Spain.
Google shares leapt to a new all-time high on Wednesday, topping $900 for the first time.
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Cosatu is considering approaching the high court after a lower court halted its e-toll protest.
The NUM was at risk of losing close to 60 percent of its membership, a union report revealed.
