Struggling plane maker Airbus got a boost of reassurance today as new French President Nicolas Sarkozy indicated that he will continue to support the state-sponsored company. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
An American exploration company has found sunken treasure worth half a billion dollars from a Colonial-era shipwreck — only it's not saying where. Spain thinks it might belong to them and has filed a lawsuit to find out. Stephen Beard has details.
Amid scandal over tainted toothpaste coming out of the country, China held a press conference today to answer questions and stress that it's not as big of a deal as some countries are making it out to be, says Daniel Schearf.
That's right, investors in Mexico drove that market to a record high yesterday on news that a soon-to-be-announced tax overhaul may require Mexican businesses to pay more taxes. Seems that's better than no reform at all, Dan Grech reports.
The London Stock Exchange may find some serious competition around the corner. A new E.U. law has paved the way for alternative markets and plans for a rival exchange dubbed Project Turquoise are progressing nicely, Alisa Roth reports.
President Bush's choice of former lead U.S. trade negotiator Robert Zoellick to serve as the next president of the World Bank is already getting a positive reaction from other countries.
Word is out that former U.S. trade representative Robert Zoellick will be nominated Wednesday by President Bush to be the new president of the World Bank. Hillary Wicai reports.
Those banks really, really, really want to get their hands on ABN Amro. The consortium has upped its bid to more than $95 billion, but that doesn't necessarily mean it'll steal it away from rival bidder Barclays. Stephen Beard explains.
German workers have a long and successful tradition of organizing to assert their political will, but lately things haven't been running quite as smoothly for that country's powerful labor unions. Ethan Lindsey reports.
High-ranking officials from the U.S. and Germany are meeting to try to work out a compromise on climate change ahead of next week's G8 summit, but European leaders aren't optimistic, reports Kyle James.
