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IMF calls for an agreement on Greece’s debt by next week

Angelos Tzortzinis | AFP | Getty Images Greek students gather during a protest against reforms in the education sector on March 30, 2018 near Prime Minister’s office, in Athens. So far, all the money that Greece has received under its third bailout program has come from Europe and it’s still …

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Vodafone’s Vittorio Colao to step down in October

Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vittorio Colao, chief executive officer of Vodafone Group Plc, poses for a photograph in London, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. Vodafone Chief Executive Vittorio Colao will step down in October after 10 years in charge of the world’s second largest mobile operator, and …

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No trade war with Germany, US ambassador Richard Grenell promises

Getty Images Coils of steel stand on trains in front of the ThyssenKrupp steel mill on March 5, 2018 in Duisburg, Germany. The new U.S. ambassador to Germany said the row over Washington’s planned imposition of punitive tariffs on European goods would not trigger a trade war, adding that U.S. …

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Intesa Sanpaolo CEO opens the door to new deals, hopes to thrive in Europe

Marco Bertorello | AFP | Getty Images The Intesa Sanpaolo trademark on the facade of the headquarter of Intesa SanPaolo building in Turin. “If I were to be able to find a global partner and then a second step to find a counter party with whom it would be possible …

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Trump will kill the Iran nuclear deal — and that’s a ‘long-lasting’ boost for oil prices

Eddie Seal | Bloomberg | Getty Images Workers position a section of pipe during drilling operations at a gas well outside Corpus Christi, Texas. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. is drilling the well for Decker Operating Company of Houston. President Donald Trump’s eagerly anticipated announcement on the Iran nuclear deal could be …

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After one year in office, productivity should be the focus for Macron; says former bank governor

Brian Snyder | Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron answers a question from student in the audience during a town hall meeting at George Washington University in Washington, April 25, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron has to focus on improving productivity levels as the next step in a series of reforms, …

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Ferrari shares hit record high after automaker posts solid Q1 earnings

Resul Rehimov | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari competes on track during the 4th round of Formula One World Championship Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Ferrari shares hit an all-time high on Friday after better-than-expected earnings led to several positive analyst ratings for the luxury automaker. The company’s …

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British Airways-owner IAG’s Norwegian deal stalls

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Boeing Co. 737 passenger aircraft, operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, takes off at London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, U.K. British Airways-owner IAG said it had been unable to reach agreement on a possible takeover offer for Norwegian after holding talks with …

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Swedish Academy says will postpone 2018 Nobel literature prize award

An outside view of the concert hall during the Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony on December 10, 2017, in Stockholm, Sweden. No Nobel Prize for literature will be given this year, following a scandal over sexual misconduct allegations that has seen a string of board members resign from the board of …

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Finance minister role could ‘damage the reputation of the euro zone,’ think tank warns

Matteo Ciambelli/NurPhoto via Getty Images Emmanuel Macton, Jean-Claude Juncker and Angela Merkel have all supported the idea of a new finance minister overseeing the eurozone The creation of a euro zone finance minister could “damage the reputation” of the economic bloc, a think tank warned Wednesday. The Centre for European …

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