Europe

Ratings firms have raised their views on Spain and Greece, two countries directly linked to the eurozone’s long-running debt crisis.

Ratings firms have raised their views on Spain and Greece, two countries directly linked to the eurozone’s long-running debt crisis.

Ratings firms have raised their views on Spain and Greece, two countries directly linked to the eurozone’s long-running debt crisis.

Football fans saw heightened security measures in action this weekend as the NFL vowed to redouble its safety efforts in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris.

In the wake of Friday’s devastating terrorist attacks, analysts say consumer sentiment and tourism are likely to be dented, but for how long, no one really knows.

On the face of it, a combination of record low interest rates, ample liquidity and faster economic growth should sustain the world's recovery from financial crisis this year.

A critical referendum on whether Scotland should be an independent country will take place on September 18.

The UK business sector is concerned the potential for Scotland splitting away from the British empire could take an economic toll. 

The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved the latest payment to Ukraine in its $17 billion bailout program, providing a critical boost to Kiev as it faces military, economic and political threats.

The Bank of England kept interest rates at their record low as differences among its policymakers become more apparent.

Lower-rated euro zone bond yields fell to fresh record lows as investors positioned for more monetary stimulus from the European Central Bank.

Greece moved to check the growing strains on its crippled financial system on Sunday, closing its banks and imposing capital controls that brought the prospect of being forced out of the euro into plain sight.

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told reporters on Tuesday the nation will not be able to pay its 1.6 billion euro debt payment to the International Monetary Fund by its 6 p.m. ET deadline.

Austria's finance minister said on Thursday the process of working out a deal with Greece and other creditors was getting more difficult quickly as Greece's prime minister held firm on proposals he submitted earlier this week.

The United States said on Tuesday that world powers and Iran would keep negotiating over an outline accord on curbing Tehran's nuclear program beyond a midnight deadline, even though tough questions remain.

Learn more about the European Central Bank's new bond-buying program and what the euro's devaluation means for you as a U.S. consumer and investor.

Three days of capital controls means Greeks can no longer buy goods or services from many big, international players like Google, Apple, and Facebook.

Two separate hostage standoffs in France came to a violent end Friday, with the main suspects involved in the murder of 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo killed.

Greece's outspoken finance minister resigned on Monday, removing a major obstacle to any deal to keep Athens in the euro zone after Greeks voted resoundingly to back the government in rejecting the austerity terms of a bailout.

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, holding them at record lows as it continues a money-printing scheme to lift the economy.