Economy

(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved the third review of Ghana’s $3 billion lending programme, unlocking the disbursement of about $360 million, the IMF said on…

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government has committed to adjusting corporate income tax as part of broader reform discussions, the country’s deputy finance minister said on Monday, adding…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Sanofi plans to invest around 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) to build a new insulin production base in Beijing, which will mark the French drugmaker’s largest single investment…

By Howard Schneider (Reuters) – Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said on Monday he has an open mind about whether to cut interest rates again at the Fed’s December…

(This Oct. 26 story has been corrected to show Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio is being investigated and is not under house arrest and deletes sentence with allegation details in paragraphs…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in October, boosted by single-family homebuilding. The Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said on Monday construction spending rose 0.4% after an…

France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier is on the brink of a no-confidence vote following a contentious move to advance a social security financing plan without full parliamentary support. Barnier, who…

By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Brazil’s economic growth is estimated to have slowed in the third quarter from a solid performance in the previous three-month period, though it…

By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. Senate and Republican House of Representatives return this week for a showdown over government spending, disaster relief and…