Thousands of leaders from all over the world are scheduled to return to the snowy mountains of Davos, Switzerland, next week to discuss the latest global issues. The main theme at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting will be “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World.” And with around 2,500 leaders from […]
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Megadeals in the euro zone hit their highest value since the financial crisis, study shows
The growth momentum in the euro zone helped the region log its highest annual value of mergers for over 10 years in 2017, according to new data from research firm Mergermarket. Throughout last year, more than 4,000 deals targeted the euro zone and were worth a total of 476.7 billion euros ($584.48 billion), the data […]
Read moreA bus carrying children to school in southern Germany hit multiple cars and then slammed into the side of a building without braking, injuring 48 people early Tuesday, including 10 seriously, police said. The injured were 43 children and the bus driver, as well as other adults who were aboard the bus, said Mannheim police […]
Read moreFrench President Emmanuel Macron is set to speak at this month’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, with analysts saying the popular new leader will be Europe’s man to watch there. Macron is expected to give a speech to world leaders and business people gathered in the Alpine resort on January 24. It is […]
Read moreThe World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2018 is centered on the theme “Creating a shared future in a fractured world.” This year’s aim is to tie together some of the organization’s previous themes and ongoing topics of discussion, including the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, climate change and tackling the productivity crisis in labor markets. The Forum […]
Read moreEuropean markets are set to open mixed on Tuesday morning, as investors awaited the release of corporate earnings while keeping an eye on the euro, which hovered near a three-year peak. The FTSE 100 is expected to open 12 points higher at 7,779; while the German DAX is seen up by 11 points at 13,220 […]
Read morePolice said an explosion has torn through three adjacent homes in Belgium’s northern port town of Antwerp and injured up to 20 people. Antwerp police said in a statement late Monday that most of the injuries were slight. Authorities rescued seven people from under the rubble. Antwerp police spokesman Wouter Bruyns told VRT network: “There […]
Read moreBritain scrambled two Royal Air Force Typhoon jets on Monday from Scotland to intercept Russian planes near the United Kingdom’s airspace, a defense ministry spokesman said. The Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. “This is a live operation and therefore we will not be providing any additional information until the mission is […]
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Germany needs new political blood as Merkel is unlikely to finish fourth term, analyst says
Germany may be a step closer to forming a new government, but there are doubts that Chancellor Angela Merkel will be its leader for the full mandate, a political analyst told CNBC on Monday. Following failed coalition talks between Merkel’s German Christian Democrats (CDU), the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), the CDU and […]
Read moreAll eyes will be on President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, this month with analysts predicting he will use the meeting as a chance to show off his economic and policy successes so far in office. Trump’s attendance at the 2018 Forum, announced in early January, raised eyebrows at […]
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