The bloc's recovery from its debt crisis has run out of steam, with growth stagnating in the second quarter With the eurozone's moribund economy once more sparking global fears, the region's cash-strapped leaders are now hoping the EU's investment bank can pull the bloc out of the doldrums.   The

Apple Inc.'s stores attracted long lines of shoppers for the debut of the latest iPhones, indicating healthy demand for the bigger-screen smartphones. The iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus went on sale today in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, France, Germany, the U.K. and the East Coast of the U.S.,

French Finance minister Michel Sapin leaves the Elysee Palace following the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris September 10, 2014. Euro zone finance ministers cast around on Friday for ways to revive the bloc's stagnating economy as their post-crisis strategy of budget rigor was left in tatters by

A man walks past the London Stock Exchange in the City of London October 11, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Stefan Wermuth  European markets advanced despite the conflict in Ukraine, focusing on whether the European Central Bank will announce plans for economic stimulus when it meets this week. Ukraine

Escalating crisis in Ukraine, patchy Chinese recovery weigh; Eurozone factory PMI falls to 13-month low Bengaluru/Sydney: Factory activity in Europe and Asia cooled in August after a strong July, as new orders dwindled in the face of escalating tensions in Ukraine and a patchy recovery in China,