Europe

The chief executive of VTB, Russia’s state-controlled bank, denied rumors of a potential rift between Russian and the U.S. at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland amid a potential increase in sanctions by the Trump administration.

JPMorgan could move more than 4,000 jobs out of Britain if Brexit talks result in a divergence of regulations and trade agreements between Britain and the European Union, the U.S. banking giant's chief executive said on Thursday.

EU Commission slaps $1.23 billion fine on chipmaker Qualcomm for paying Apple so that the iPhone maker only used its chips, blocking rivals such as Intel.

British construction and services company Carillion collapsed on Monday after its banks lost faith in the company, throwing hundreds of major projects into doubt and forcing the government to step in to guarantee vital public services

Equity futures took a step up on report German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to a blueprint for formal coalition negotiations.

Morgan Stanley is cutting back on its U.S. equities saying its unlikely to continue to outperform.

Norway announces new defense deals with the U.S.

Germany's Continental is in talks with banks about a possible structural overhaul of the auto parts and tire maker and aims to flesh out its plans within six months, its finance chief said.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants like Google and Facebook unless they do more to combat online extremism by taking down material aimed at radicalizing people or helping them to prepare attacks, the country's security minister said.

Ilan Laufer, Romania’s Trade Minister, met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday to improve the growing trade relationship between the two countries.

BMW said on Monday it had hit its target of selling 100,000 electric cars this year around the world, benefiting from strong demand in western Europe and the United States.

Aston Martin's owners have hired Lazard to prepare for a stock market listing or sale of the British sportscar maker made famous by fictional spy James Bond, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

European bank shares traded lower ahead of interest rate decisions from the Bank of England and European Central Bank.