Section: US & Canada
German, French trade data hit by falling exports
Frankfurt (AFP) – The economic skies above the eurozone darkened again on Thursday as data showed a sharp drop in exports from its two biggest economies, Germany and France.German exports contracted by a massive 5.8 percent in August — the steepest drop since January 2009 — causing the trade surplus to shrink to 17.5 billion...
Aksyonov Elected As Annexed Crimea’s Head
Crimea’s parliament has elected Sergei Aksyonov head of the annexed peninsula in a unanimous vote. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
German exports plunge in August amid Ukraine fears
BERLIN (AP) — German exports plunged in August as increasing uncertainty over the crisis in Ukraine and the timing of summer holidays combined to produce the largest drop in five years. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
German exports plunge in August amid Ukraine fears
BERLIN (AP) — German exports plunged in August as increasing uncertainty over the crisis in Ukraine and the timing of summer holidays combined to produce the largest drop in five years. ING Economist Carsten Brzeski says the cooling of many export destinations combined with increased uncertainty about Ukraine “look like the main drivers of...
German exports plunge in August as Ukraine crisis weighs, raising fears of recession
German exports plunged in August as increasing uncertainty over the crisis in Ukraine and the timing of summer holidays combined to produce the largest drop in five years. …read more Source: FOX...
German exports plunge in August amid Ukraine fears
BERLIN (AP) — German exports plunged in August as increasing uncertainty over the crisis in Ukraine and the timing of summer holidays combined to produce the largest drop in five years…. …read more Source: Associated...
Leading nations play catch-up in race for fotball Euro 2016
Paris (AFP) – The campaign to qualify for Euro 2016 intensifies with two rounds of matches played back-to-back over six days, starting from Thursday, offering the chance for those countries who started badly last month to play catch-up.That is the case for Guus Hiddink’s Netherlands, who entertain Kazakhstan and then go to Iceland...
World briefs: U.N. reports more deaths in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS — At least 331 people have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine since a Sept. 5 cease-fire was supposed to quell the armed conflict, the United Nations said Wednesday. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Finance chiefs meet under cloud of Euro-stagnation, Ebola
Washington (AFP) – Stagnation in the eurozone, geopolitical crises, and a menacing health disaster in West Africa confront the world’s leading finance officials as they meet in Washington beginning Thursday.Six years after the financial crisis, the world economy is growing, at a modest 3.3 percent annual pace, and could pick up next...
Russian Law Proposes Foreign Asset Seizures To Compensate Those Affected By Ukraine Sanctions
Russia took the first step Wednesday towards enacting a law that would allow foreign-owned assets to be seized and used to compensate citizens and companies that have been targeted by Western Sanctions over the war in Ukraine. The legislation is known unofficially as the “Rotenberg Law” in Russia, named after Arkady Rotenberg, a wealthy...
