Irish low-cost airline Ryanair flew into a shareholder revolt on Thursday, as almost half of its investors voted against its remuneration of senior staff amid ongoing pilot strikes over pay. The carrier announced in a

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Australia's government said on Thursday its budget was in balance for the first time in a decade and a surplus this year was all but certain, though fiscal stimulus to boost jobs and growth was

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Germany should act sooner rather than later to revive its flagging economy, France's finance minister said on Thursday, as he struggled to hide frustration with the pace of Berlin's efforts to engineer a recovery. French

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South Korean automaker Hyundai will pay a $47 million fine for illegally importing and selling dirty diesel engines in violation of American environmental rules, US authorities announced Thursday. Between 2012 and 2015, the company imported

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The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits increased less than expected last week, pointing to strong labour market conditions that should continue to support an economy growing at a moderate pace. The steady

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Amazon chief Jeff Bezos pledged Thursday the US technology and retail giant would become carbon neutral by 2040 and encourage other firms to do the same, in a bid to help meet the goals of

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German authorities on Thursday were looking into how Airbus employees came to see confidential military documents, the latest in a series of scandals to hit the aerospace giant. Munich prosecutors "are investigating 17 named suspects

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Escalating trade tensions are eroding global growth prospects, with the world economy set for its slowest expansion since the global financial crisis, the OECD warned on Thursday. In an update to its economic forecasts from

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British annual inflation dropped faster than expected in August to a near three-year low at 1.7 percent, official data showed Wednesday, in a boost for consumers ahead of Brexit. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month

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European police officials said Wednesday they have smashed what they called the world's biggest pirate streaming TV network with five million customers in Italy alone. Italian police stormed various locations while police in Bulgaria, France,

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