BUSINESS

The perceived safe-haven yen rose Monday, as investors fretted ahead of this week’s central bank meetings as well as Britain’s June 23 referendum on whether to remain in the European Union.

Analysts believe the government and the central bank will have to stick to their stimulative policies and possibly take further measures to ensure momentum does not wane.

ANZ bank said that oil was being pulled down by a sharp reduction in risk appetite and a “U.S.-dollar and treasuries rally.”

Large manufacturers said they expect sentiment to rebound in July-September, offering encouragement to policymakers navigating weak exports and lingering concerns about the global economy.

However, free shipping is rarely free, and retailers have to weigh the costs and benefits of offering it to their customers.

Bafin President Felix Hufeld said the European Central Bank planned to closely monitor the situation.

The trouble is that long-term focused foreign funds have turned bearish on doubts that Tokyo can pull Japan out of two decades of economic stagnation.

China has little to show in the way of a data storage and analysis. But big ideas are hard to write off, especially when the Communist Party backs them.

The retail giant's stores north of the U.S. border contend that the credit card company's fees are prohibitively high.

The uncertainty over whether Britons want their country to remain in the European Union is taking a toll on the pound sterling and FTSE-100.

Agreements to boost the oilfield services provider's presence in the country would reverse plans to slash operations there because of payment problems.

The world’s top cannabis researchers say there’s not enough money for their work. So they’ve launched a nonprofit scientific institute to fix that.

The money will go to Glide, a charity that provides food, healthcare and other services to the poor and those struggling with substance abuse.

Though the House has voted more than 60 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Republicans are taking a new tack: small changes to stem premium increases.

The former CEO of a software company is suing RBS for allegedly conspiring to push the business into administration to benefit from its sale.

Dr. Reddy’s largest-ever acquisition comes as the company has been facing slowing growth in the United States, its largest market.

The maker of electric cars also says it is rewording its repair nondisclosure agreement after regulators called it “troublesome.”

National Amusements is also keen to extract more value from the film studio's LA real estate holdings, sources told Reuters.

Some 979,000 employees would get an increase if Wal-Mart went to $15 per hour, the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research says.

American billionaires — particularly those on Wall Street — have grown richer, faster. The reason: rents.

Ontario hailed the announcement as a sign of confidence in Canadian automaking, which has been losing ground in recent years to Mexico.

In pure financial terms, the windfall France can expect from the monthlong Euro 2016 tournament is relatively modest.

The rate cut comes at a time when the country's economy is now showing signs that the worst is behind it.

Sales of BMW brand models rose 5.6 percent last month to 168,129 cars and SUVs, the automaker said Friday.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it was reviewing reports of suspension problems in Tesla’s Model S.

The messaging app, whose biggest market is Japan, will likely raise upward of $900 million in its IPO, valuing it at about $5 billion.

Jared Fogle, 38, pleaded guilty Nov. 19, 2015, to charges of child pornography and traveling for illicit paid sex with minors.

Investors in the company that owns Burger King and Tim Hortons have rejected a plan to add female directors. But the company could implement it anyway.

Squeezed by Western sanctions over its role in the Ukraine crisis, the government is trying to rejuvenate domestic industrial production.