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Sigmar Gabriel, Germany's vice chancellor, also described U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump as a “right-wing populist.”

The ratings agency placed more than 10 oil producing nations on review for a downgrade late Friday.

China may launch mixed ownership pilot programs in the oil, natural gas and rail sectors, the country's economic planning head Xu Shaoshi said Sunday.

Both Hans Dieter Poetsch and Matthias Mueller reportedly were alerted about the illicit emissions-control software Sept. 8, well before VW’s biggest-ever scandal became public Sept. 18.

The Anglo-South African financial-services company reportedly is working on a plan to divide itself into stand-alone firms based on its stake in the lender Nedbank Group Ltd. and other attractive assets.

Some American economic sanctions on Iran remain in place, which has contributed to “Iranophobia” among European financial institutions, one Iranian official says.

The U.S. Commerce Department investigated ZTE over contracts to ship hardware and software worth millions of dollars from some of America’s biggest tech firms to Iran’s largest telecom carrier.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer set a March 24 deadline for the carmaker to state whether it has found a fix that is acceptable to U.S. regulators.

As China unveils its economic goals for the next year, experts say there is tension between stimulus measures and needed market reforms.

Premier Li Keqiang acknowledged the slowing momentum of the world’s second-largest economy in a blueprint of its economic targets for the next five years.

U.S. authorities say the ride-hailing giant is not cooperating with an investigation into whether its drivers are employees or independent contractors.

The government’s decision came after the money center bank’s $7 billion settlement resolving in 2014 federal and state civil claims related to mortgage bonds.

Companies seeking to export American goods to Iran are required to apply for licenses through the U.S. Commerce Department.

Brazil’s mounting economic troubles are making it increasingly difficult for the government to reach its ambitious clean energy goals, analysts say.

More Americans are moving from the sidelines of labor into employment, giving economists some hope wage growth could come next.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s share price skyrocketed Friday after the information technology firm posted its first financial results since splitting with HP Inc. last year.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index each ended the week up more than 2 percent, reaching highs unseen since Jan. 6.

The oil giant posted a $6.5 billion loss last year, but CEO Bob Dudley saw a total pay raise of 20 percent, to nearly $20 million.

America’s main measure of joblessness held steady at 4.9 percent and businesses added 242,000 employees to their payrolls, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.

Since Renault rescued Nissan in 1999, the Japanese automaker has outgrown its French parent and now leads Renault in sales and engineering.

Stock markets across Asia and Europe rallied Friday as investor sentiment was buoyed by optimistic expectations from the U.S.

The German sportswear giant also plans to increase its presence to over 2,200 cities in Asia’s biggest economy.

Continuing political and economic risks had made advertisers reach for cost cuts instead of expansion to hit profitability targets, CEO Martin Sorrell noted.

Preparations are underway for the listing, which is expected to take place before the end of summer in the northern hemisphere, a report said.

The upcoming warehouse, which will be set up in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, will accommodate 13,500 people and will be the largest one outside of the U.S.

Grab, an Asian car- and motorcycle-hailing app, will provide up to $250,000 of insurance for passengers and drivers in Southeast Asia, known to have some of the most dangerous roads in the world.

AMC Entertainment Holdings will acquire Carmike Cinemas Inc. in a deal valued at about $1.1 billion, including debt, making the combined company the largest U.S. theater chain.

Samsonite agreed to pay $1.8 billion for Tumi, whose stock had fallen to a record low just before the deal.