Europe

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.

The European Central Bank is likely to bump up some of its economic forecasts at Thursday's meeting.

British lawmakers upended Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans Wednesday by giving Parliament the final say on any exit agreement the government reaches with the European Union.

From the Irish border to the divorce bill, the deal struck Friday between Britain and the European Union covers the main terms of divorce.

European evaluators are evaluating Vatican's financial watchdogs.

Britain and the European Union struck a deal on Friday to move on to talk about trade and a transition period after they agreed the outline of their divorce.

A U.S.-based Volkswagen executive who oversaw emissions issues was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $400,000 by a judge for his role in a diesel emissions scandal.

The European Central Bank nudged up its inflation forecast for 2016 on Thursday and predicted price growth would remain below its target through 2018.