Spain's top criminal court dropped an investigation into the jewellery chain TOUS Monday, saying there was no evidence it made false claims about its products being made of gold or silver. 

Fears over the global economic impact of a deadly new SARS-like virus sent oil prices plunging more than two percent on Monday to extend last week's sell-off, while safe-haven assets including the yen and gold rallied.

The 20-year-old San Diego bakery Con Pane Rustic Breads & Cafe went out of business this month after an audit by U.S. authorities found immigrants working there illegally.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday visited Algeria for talks on the conflict in neighboring Libya and plans to boost trade links.

Bruised by months of street protests and calls to resign, Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam came to Davos with a tricky pitch to sell -- that the Chinese territory is still a safe destination for investment and she is not going anywhere.

Continued strong demand for travel boosted airline earnings Thursday even as U.S. carriers struggle with the grinding Boeing 737 MAX crisis that has clouded their outlook.

The president of the European Commission was keen to reassure the billionaires' retreat in Davos: a deal is in the works to head off fears of a trans-Atlantic trade war.

The annual World Economic Forum wrapped up its second day in Davos on Wednesday, where a punchy US President Donald Trump swung into high gear, relaunching a trade battle with Europe.    

U.S. President Donald Trump, fresh from calling a trade truce with China, threatened on Wednesday to impose crippling tariffs on European autos unless the EU budges on a transatlantic deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump and new EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that they are working towards agreeing a U.S.-EU trade pact, as both sides seek to reduce bilateral commerce tensions.