Reuters

Frontier Communications will nearly double its size by buying Verizon's local wireline operations in California, Florida and Texas.

The number of Britons finding permanent jobs via recruitment agencies grew at its slowest rate in nearly two years in January.

The SEC is investigating a Jan. 4 spike in trading in BlackBerry options that occurred hours before Reuters reported that Samsung was in talks to buy BlackBerry, a source said.

The pilot of a doomed TransAsia plane, hailed as a hero for his actions in the moments before a crash that killed 21 people, was reportedly found holding the joystick in the cockpit.

The commuter train that plowed into a car stopped on a crossing this week was traveling just below the speed limit, a federal investigator said on Thursday.

AstraZeneca would buy Actavis' branded respiratory drug business in the U.S. and Canada for an initial $600 million.

The stake is estimated to be worth more than $500 million and the deal could be a precursor to One97 listing on the stock exchange.

The deal will be funded by a one billion pound share issue and debt.

The Athens Stock Exchange FTSE Banks Index plunged 22.6 percent at the open before recovering somewhat.

The decision came after Greece's new finance minister claimed that the ECB would do "whatever it takes" to support member states.

The reserve requirement ratio, or RRR, would be lowered by 50 basis points, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement.

After years of neglect, India's navy is in the midst of accelerated modernization under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The survey, carried out mostly before the ECB announced its QE program to boost the economy, pointed to first-quarter growth of 0.3 percent.

Ashton Carter was nominated to become Obama's fourth defense secretary after Chuck Hagel resigned under pressure last year.

Greece's new government is trying to restructure its public debt after receiving $275 billion in bailout money since 2010.

The Jan. 31 Hellfire missile strike south of the capital Mogadishu targeted Yusef Dheeq, the group's chief of external operations and planning for intelligence and security.

Canadian security officials have said they are concerned by what they have described as potential attacks by the so-called lone wolf converts to Islam.

Analysts say the announcements of capital expenditure cuts by major oil companies are helping support prices.

The lender, which is also listed in New York, received the approval on the condition that its foreign ownership should not exceed 74 percent.

The debate about whether to withdraw reflects concerns within the ECB that its sovereign bond-buying plan could lead to conflicts of interest.

The outperformance was due to an unexpected profit of $470 million from Rosneft which has been hit hard by Western sanctions.

Companies may also require greater persuasion to invest in Iranian fields due to low crude prices.

The RBI also announced a slew of initiatives to develop markets.

Markets had been leaning toward a cut this week, though only 9 of 29 analysts in a Reuters poll had tipped a move.

The bill, supported by leaders of the Republican-led House, would repeal “gun-free zones” carved out around elementary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities.

British manufacturing output is still around 5.3 percent below its pre-downturn peak in early 2008.

The survey's results were mostly collected before the European Central Bank announced a near-trillion euro quantitative easing program.

The purchase will double CRH's exposure to emerging markets.

The dour data mirrored two official reports released by the government on Sunday.