Europe

A blessing from Europe helps clear the way for Microsoft’s biggest-ever transaction, aimed at cementing its shift to a devices-and-services company.

The European Central Bank’s long-time spokesperson will leave to head up the communications division of Germany’s largest lender.

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The U.S. bank with the biggest international business, said government agencies and authorities are investigating its foreign-ex trading.

Workers at Goodyear's French unit took over a plant Wednesday as part of an ongoing protest over the facility's pending closure.

Yahoo will not acquire a majority stake in the online video website due to objections by the French government.

A week ago, Charlie Hebdo was a niche publication little known outside France, with a circulation of 60,000. On Wednesday the satirical newspaper's first issue since last week's deadly attack on its staff went on sale with an initial print run of 3 million copies and front-page coverage around the world. There was brisk bidding for copies of Charlie Hebdo on Internet auction sites.

Shares of Juniper Networks enjoyed a 3% bounce following a report indicating Nokia is considering making a play for the U.S. networking-gear maker.

U.S. drugstore chain operator Walgreen is under pressure from a group of shareholders to consider relocating to Europe to gain tax benefits.

Souring prospects in the world's largest emerging markets are darkening an already cloudy outlook for the global economy, the World Bank said on Wednesday, as it cut growth forecasts for the third straight year.

The question becomes: Is Greece is inconsequential compared to overall discouragement of anti-austerity movements elsewhere on the continent?

Investors flock to the safety of the U.S. assets as terror attacks rage in Mali and Paris and global cities remain on heightened alert.    

The Paris attacks aren't likely to have a long-term negative impact on the regional or global economy and financial markets.

Investment advisors are trying to put Greek’s debt crisis into a broader perspective, telling clients to remain calm and not panic at the latest headline.

The ongoing Greece debt drama isn’t likely to cause a contagion throughout Europe and overseas. Nor is it viewed as a likely catalyst for a prolonged stock market tailspin.

As I sit here in Kiev, Ukraine, and see the chaos enveloping the world around me, I think it’s time to pound the table for investors to protect their portfolios.  American leadership is absent, other world powers are rising, and geopolitical tensions are reaching the breaking point.  

Wall Street expressed early jitters over the fast-moving situation in Ukraine, but investors eventually shrugged off concerns about Russia's next moves.

Thanks to Europe's economic comeback, multinationals are likely to be a bright spot this earnings season.

Wall Street suffered its first three-day losing streak in a month as banks like Citigroup lost ground amid concerns about trading revenue.

Strong economic data from Europe and Asia sent U.S. stock-index futures climbing modestly on Wednesday, suggesting the Dow and S&P could open near record highs.