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'One Planet' summit - just a talking shop?

The climate summit in Paris ends but delegates leave with "glass half full or glass half empty" perceptions

France

Paris climate summit opens with Bill Gates, but not Trump

World leaders and philanthropists are in the French capital to try to give new momentum to the fight against climate change, despite the US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate accord.

Economy

Cryptocurrency mania: and now, the bitcoin futures

Investors can now bet on the rise or fall of the cryptocurrency using bitcoin futures, which have started trading on a major regulated exchange.

Economy

Spain shrugs off economic impact of Catalan crisis

But there was quite a hiccup at the height of the crisis in October, when retail sales dropped and almost 3,000 companies moved their headquarters out of Catalonia.

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Economy

Bitcoin soars to record high

Virtual currency Bitcoin has soared to a new record high, more than doubling in value since the beginning of October.

Economy

German stocks edgy but not spooked by political crisis

Confidence about the outlook for the global economy and the euro zone has apparently helped investors brush off worries about the risk of new elections.

United Kingdom

Brexit and the City - Lucrum interruptus?

Six key indicators of London's financial health, post Bexit, under the spotlight.

Economy

Green finance under the spotlight at Bonn COP23 talks

The issue of business and industry investment in the fight against climate change is one of the key points of the Bonn discussions at COP23

Korea

South Korea imposes fresh financial sanctions on North Korean bankers

The new restrictions will limit the financial transactions between 18 North Koreans and their neighbours to the south in a bid to stem the illegal cash flows Pyongyang uses to fund its weapons research.

Italy

Who needs Rome? Italian regions vote on autonomy

First Scotland, then Catalonia. Now the Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto are voting this Sunday on whether to demand more autonomy from the central government.

USA

Trump drops 92 places in Forbes rich list

Trump's estimated net worth fell by 510 million euros

Economy

'EU knows we mean business' - UK Finance Minister

British finance minister Philip Hammond has rejected calls to start spending on plans for a "no deal" Brexit as a way to put pressure on the rest of the European Union

Europe News

The Brief: Schaueble says 'Auf Wiedersehen' to Eurogroup

German Finance minister bids farewell to his EU colleagues

France

French PM lures London's financiers to Paris

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told an international finance forum in Paris on Tuesday that he wants to see the city become "Europe's new number one financial hub after Brexit."

Japan

Bitcoin kingpin on trial in Japan

The head of what was once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange stands trial in Tokyo on charges of embezzlement and data manipulation. He denies any wrongdoing.

Economy

EU makes a move in Brexit battle over euro clearing

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: MEPs urge quick Brexit talks

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU’s de facto political capital.

Spain

Spain's Banco Popular brought back from the brink

Following Santander's last minute rescue of Spain's Banco Popular, European authorities have stepped in to avert a collapse.

Europe News

Portugal exits EU's budget deficit watchlist

Portugal is no longer in breach of the EU’s budget rules, officials say, which cap a country’s deficit at three percent of gdp.

Business Series

Lloyds bank: UK government sells off final shares, but did it make a profit?

The British government has sold its last remaining stake in bailed out Lloyds Banking Group claiming to have made a profit, but that is disputed.