Two Iraq protesters killed as anti-government unrest persists
Unidentified gunmen shot dead two protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya after security forces began a crackdown on months-long demonstrations against the country’s...
China virus fears push stocks to two-week low, safe havens gain
World shares slipped to their lowest in two weeks on Monday as worries grew about the economic impact of China’s spreading coronavirus, with demand spiking...
Fed’s first hurdle in 2020: Dispensing with ‘QE Lite’
The Federal Reserve’s bond portfolio is swelling again at a pace not seen since the “quantitative easing” heyday in the early 2010s. Prices for stocks...
EU to rule on $120 billion United Technologies, Raytheon deal by February 28
EU antitrust enforcers will rule by Feb. 28 whether to approve United Technologies Corp and U.S. contractor Raytheon Co’s bid to create a $121 billion...
Stock futures tumble on fears of financial hit from China virus
U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on growing concerns about the financial fallout of a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak in China as the country extended the...
Trump to present Middle East plan to Israeli leaders on Monday
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to disclose details of his Middle East peace plan to Israeli leaders on Monday as Palestinian officials decried it...
Oil drops below $60 as China virus stokes demand concern
Crude prices extended declines on Monday, dropping below $60 for the first time in nearly three months, as the death toll from China’s coronavirus rose...
Lebanese MPs debate 2020 budget as protesters throw stones at police
Projected revenues in Lebanon’s 2020 budget may be unrealistic because of a contraction in the country’s economy, the chairman of the parliamentary budget committee said...
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget: Lebanese media
Lebanon’s parliament passed a 2020 budget on Monday, Lebanese media reported, as the country grapples with a debilitating financial crisis....
Families trek to unsafe wells in drought-hit Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe’s second city Bulawayo, Abraham Kavalanjila and his two sons have given up waiting for the water to come back on and trek out...