Reuters

The sector's long-term attractiveness has been damaged by revelations of extra non-performing loans and hidden losses.

Goldman's projections contrast with those of oil analyst Paul Horsnell, known for having called the market's long rally a decade ago.

The 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership is central to President Barack Obama's policy of expanding U.S. presence in Asia.

Taiwan has four aging submarines including two that date back to World War II although its military is otherwise considered generally modern.

The large number of parties in Sunday's election, from conservative Islamist Salafist movements to Socialists, means a coalition is the probable outcome.

The struggle is part of a wider conflict in the north African state where former rebels use their guns to fight for power and a share of the country's oil revenues.

The Houthis, with Yemeni army backing, earlier battled their way to al-Manasseh, a small town regarded as the main Ansar al-Sharia stronghold in the area.

The European Central Bank said the banks’ capital holes could be filled by their raising €10 billion ($12.67 billion).

Samantha Power's trip comes as three U.S. states begin mandating quarantines for health workers returning from the Ebola-stricken region.

The vote is seen as likely to install a pro-Western parliament and strengthen the president's hand in dealing with separatist rebels.

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations is visiting West Africa, as more stringent quarantine regulations take hold in some states.

One girl was killed and four other students were severely wounded when Jaylen Fryberg opened fire in his school Friday.

Tibet's spiritual leader visited the Birmingham, Alabama Church where Martin Luther King launched rallies for African American freedom.

Two of Shinzo Abe's ministers resigned on one day last week, amid allegations of financial and electoral impropriety.

Sunday's election is aimed at clearing out remaining Yanukovich loyalists.

In a TV debate before Sunday's run-off election, the candidates clashed over a scandal at Brazil's state-run oil company.

China's mines are the deadliest in the world because of lax enforcement of safety standards and a rush to feed demand from a robust economy.

The U.S. House committee looking into the defective air bags made by Takata will hold a briefing with regulators to learn the details of the regional recalls affecting 10 automakers.

Fannie Mae has reached a $170 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing it of misleading shareholders about its finances, risk management and mortgage exposure before it was seized during the crisis.

Pfizer, which has a market valuation of about $180 billion, earlier this year failed in its $118 billion bid to buy British rival AstraZeneca.

As part of the agreement, Rajaratnam, 43, also agreed to be barred from the securities industry, the SEC said.

The two would discuss "Sino-Vietnam bilateral cooperation," the ministry said. It did not elaborate.

U.S. stock futures tumbled while safe-haven assets such as the yen and U.S. bonds gained on Friday after reports that a doctor who returned to New York tested positive for Ebola.

The EU and Ukraine will discuss a bridging loan to Kiev next week so the country can pay in advance for Russian gas deliveries for the coming months, the German chancellor said.

EU leaders struck a deal on a new target to cut carbon emissions out to 2030.

Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) shares jumped more than 5 percent on Thursday after it reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its 2014 outlook, citing strong demand from the North American energy and construction industries.

Four Moscow airport workers have been detained and the driver of a snow plough which hit the CEO's private jet was denied bail.

China is seen as North Korea's principal backer at the UN, but its backing is far from assured, according to a leading UN investigator.

The head of Iran's navy said that the country attached great importance to its ties with China, and was 'ready to enhance bilateral exchanges'.