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The regulator is investigating if Deutsche Bank and Barclays used algorithms on their trading platforms to manipulate foreign exchange rates.

Economists polled by Reuters had expected the index, which measures surveyors' view of price trends, to drop less sharply.

An official of the militant group argued that Washington had "foolishly" chosen armed force over negotiation.

Bank lending is a crucial part of China's monetary policy as the government tells commercial banks how much to lend and when to lend each year.

The offensive against Islamists in Benghazi, led by former general Khalifa Haftar, has claimed 450 lives since its launch.

The state-run lenders are estimated to need as much as $60 billion in capital over the next four years.

News of the operation comes amid growing tensions between Western powers and Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis.

Prosecutors had charged Liu Tienan and his son with taking 35.6 million yuan ($5.74 million) in bribes in dealings with various companies.

Oil major BP will also review its capital expenditure plans for 2015, in light of the current outlook for oil prices.

Pistorius was given a five-year jail term that was called "shockingly inappropriate" by the state prosecutor.

The British Chambers of Commerce trimmed its forecasts for economic growth in 2014 and the coming years.

The Irish government will accept a motion to be proposed by the opposition Tuesday calling on parliament to recognize Palestine as a state, echoing similar recent symbolic decisions in other European Union countries.

Humira had sales of $3.26 billion in the quarter ended September, accounting for 65 percent of AbbVie's total revenue.

After spending $19 billion on 40 acquisitions since 2008, Valeant is regrouping after failing last month to acquire Botox-maker Allergan.

Honda earlier added about 2.6 million cars in the United States when it expanded nationwide a recall of driver-side air bag inflators.

Hagel is the first U.S. secretary of defense to visit Iraq since President Barack Obama ordered American troops out of the country in 2011.

The Boeing 777 came down in eastern Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298 people on board, two-thirds of them Dutch..

If it holds, it could improve prospects for a renewal of peace talks in the Belarussian capital Minsk later this week.

Chevron is partnering with Norway's Statoil to explore three prospects off the lightly explored south-east coast of the North Island.

Customers seeking to save money in a sluggish economy have turned away from the market leader to discounters such as Aldi and Lidl.

Brent crude for January delivery hit an intraday low of $65.33 on Tuesday, its lowest since September 2009.

The ruling was one of the most complicated appeals decisions ever handled by the 19-year-old trade watchdog.

Graphic details about sexual threats and other harsh interrogation techniques the CIA meted out to captured militants will be detailed by a Senate Intelligence Committee report on the spy agency's anti-terror tactics, sources said.

Hong Kong's High Court has ordered the protest sites that have choked the financial city to be cleared, building up to a final showdown between pro-democracy activists and authorities backed by Beijing.

One of ECB's longest standing policymakers said the euro zone economy was "experiencing a massive weakening."

The British Embassy in Cairo closed to the public on Sunday, also citing security concerns.

British people have more debt per head than in any other big rich economy, at around 140 percent of income.

Visa's UK expenditure index showed household spending rose at its fastest annual rate since August.

The expected win would make it easier for Abe to push ahead with his "Abenomics" recipe.