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When Will Brexit Talks Torment End? UK Says Deal 'almost Within Touching Distance'

Theresa May's Cabinet met for an update on the talks, with the prime minister under pressure from pro-Brexit ministers n... Read more

Singles' Day 2018: China's Annual Shopping Frenzy Shatters Records Again

Break from gloomy forecasts about the world's second-largest economy as spending binge eclipses Cyber Monday in the U.S Read more

A Texas-sized Surge In Oil Production Will Hold Prices Down

With oil demand growth slowing, it's entirely possible that U.S. production alone will increase more than global demand ... Read more

Saudi Arabia Defies Trump And Warns Of 1m Barrels A Day Cut To Crude Oil Output

Trump in recent weeks demanded the oil cartel increase production to drive down U.S. gasoline prices. Read more

UK Economy Gets World Cup Lift Despite Brexit Uncertainty

The British economy's third-quarter performance was the highest since the fourth quarter of 2016. Read more

US Trade Deficit With China Hits Record Despite Trump's Tariff War

Imports climbed 1.5 percent to a record $266.6 billion in August, led by an influx of telecommunications equipment and c... Read more

Hungry And Lonely: Life In Britain's 'food Deserts'

A study has found that more than a million low-income households live in areas known as "food deserts", where access to ... Read more

Wall St. Disconnect: Traders Panicky Despite Robust Economy

Investors fear a constellation of concerns from rising interest rates, intensifying tensions over trade, a slowdown in C... Read more

Brexit Diet Could Lead To 5,600 Deaths A Year As Fresh Fruit And Veg Prices Shoot Up

Brexit-related increase in trade costs will make it harder to get hold of foods that are critical components of healthy ... Read more

What Is Theresa May's Brexit Strategy? Another Day, Another Battle To Survive

May faces growing dissent and vitriol from her political opponents in her own Conservative Party. Read more

We Must Stop A Minority Of Brexit Fanatics From Holding The United Kingdom To Ransom

The hard Brexit wheels are coming off. We know it, the EU knows it, May knows it. Read more

Italy's 'unprecedented' Budget Spooks The Financial Markets

The European Commission issued a sharp rebuke of Italy's budget, which targets a 2.4 percent deficit for next year. Read more

Brexit Deadlock: Tories In Turmoil As May Floats Idea Of Extending Post-Brexit Transition

Embattled Theresa May enrages Tory MPs as divorce talks between Britain and the EU stall on the issue of the Irish borde... Read more

China Managing Slowdown Amid US Tariffs, Has Room To Do More

Analysts told the International Business Times that China has more policy options up its sleeves Read more

Trump Tariffs Yet To Sting China; Pain Could Begin In January

Analysts warn the 25 percent tariffs from 2019, could slow Chinese growth, raise U.S. inflation and put more downward pr... Read more