Italy's borrowing costs fall in bond sale

MILAN: Italy's borrowing costs fell on Tuesday in a bond auction that raised 3.5 billion euros ($4.5 billion), a day before the country is likely to exit the European Union's excessive deficit procedure.

US border entry fee sparks northern opposition

SEATTLE - By Michael Hill's estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians.

EU exit would put US trade deal at risk, Britain warned

The Obama administration has warned British officials that if the UK leaves Europe it will exclude itself from a US-EU trade and investment partnership potentially worth hundreds of billions of pounds a year, and that it was very unlikely that Washington would make a separate deal with Britain.

Will Barack Obama be the president with best stock market record in 21st century?

In the 84 years that the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index has been calculated, it doubled during the terms of only four presidents before Barack Obama's election in 2008.

Shift in policy: China plans to reduce state's role in the economy

SHANGHAI: The Chinese government is planning for private businesses and market forces to play a larger role in its economy, in a major policy shift intended to improve living conditions for the middle class and to make China an even stronger competitor on the global stage.

ECB's Mario Draghi spots 'encouraging' UK economy signs

European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi has said he sees "encouraging signs of tangible improvements" in the UK economy.

Germany Survey Shows Export Risks Are Companies’ Biggest Concern

German companies see sluggish foreign demand for their goods as one of the biggest economic concerns over the next 12 months, a survey of more than 24,000 companies in Europe’s biggest economy showed.