EU stands firm on Brexit, UK says talks to be stepped up
The European Commission said on Monday that London had still not proposed an alternative to the Irish backstop that has stymied a deal on Britain’s...
Wall Street set to open lower after Saudi attacks; energy stocks surge
Wall Street was set to open lower on Monday as the weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities knocked out 5% of the world’s supply,...
Oil up 10% on Saudi attacks, stockpile hopes pare early gains
Oil prices surged nearly 20% at one point on Monday, with Brent crude posting its biggest intraday gain since the 1990-1991 Gulf crisis, after an...
Attacks have disrupted 5% of the world’s oil production. Here’s what you need to know – CNN
Attacks have disrupted 5% of the world’s oil production. Here’s what you need to know CNN Trump: US ‘locked and loaded depending on verification’ of attack...
Purdue Pharma Files for Bankruptcy as Part of Settlement – Snopes.com
Purdue Pharma Files for Bankruptcy as Part of Settlement Snopes.com Purdue Pharma, Maker of OxyContin, Files for Bankruptcy The New York Times Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy...
Indonesia shuts schools as smoke from forest fires takes health toll
Indonesia closed more schools on Monday in parts of the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, as well as providing oxygen at health centers to help...
Tunisian establishment stunned as outsiders claim election win
Tunisian voters appear to have up-ended their nation’s politics in Sunday’s presidential election, rejecting established leaders for two outsiders with 39% of votes counted....
BTS ‘is back’ after first holiday in six years
K-Pop superstar group BTS is back after a short break, news websites reported on Monday. Emer McCarthy reports....
ECB’s Coeure says ‘stablecoins’ pose risks amid resistance to Facebook’s Libra
A new breed of asset-backed cryptocurrencies such as Facebook’s Libra are untested and pose serious risks, the European Central Bank’s Benoit Coeure said on Monday,...
Brazil’s Braskem says it has not identified causes of Alagoas damage
Brazil petrochemical producer Braskem SA said on Monday that investigators it had hired had not yet determined what caused property damage near its mining project...