Eurozone

Budget Battles

  • Analysis: France, Africa face tough Sahara phase of Mali war

    Analysis: France, Africa face tough Sahara phase of Mali war

    By David Lewis and Pascal Fletcher, Reuters

    BAMAKO/DAKAR (Reuters) - The French or African troops who hunt down the Islamist fighters holed up in the mountains and deserts of northeast Mali may find a resilient enemy capable of fighting back...

  • China factories see only modest pick-up, Europe stabilizes

    China factories see only modest pick-up, Europe stabilizes

    By Jonathan Cable and Koh Gui Qing, Reuters

    LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's vast factory sector managed only a shallow rebound at the start of 2013 and manufacturing in the euro zone remained weak, although there the worst may be over, a...

  • Spain's Rajoy, ruling party deny secret payment scheme

    Spain's Rajoy, ruling party deny secret payment scheme

    By Fiona Ortiz, Reuters

    MADRID (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Spain's ruling People's Party denied on Thursday that the party passed payments from business donors secretly to the premier and other party...

  • Exclusive: Iran crude oil exports rise to highest since EU sanctions

    Exclusive: Iran crude oil exports rise to highest since EU sanctions

    By Emma Farge and Humeyra Pamuk and Alex Lawler, Reuters

    GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's crude oil exports in December leapt to their highest level since European Union sanctions took effect last July, analysts and shipping sources said, as strong Chinese...

  • RIM rebrands as BlackBerry; launches nifty new devices

    RIM rebrands as BlackBerry; launches nifty new devices

    By Euan Rocha and Sinead Carew, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd on Wednesday unveiled the long-delayed line of smartphones it hopes will put it on the comeback trail, but it disappointed investors by saying U.S. sales...