The arrangement helped the Syrian government to feed areas still under its control after Islamic State took over the northeastern wheat-growing region during the six-year-old civil war, they said. Traders working for businessman and lawmaker Hossam al-Katerji bought wheat from farmers...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar was firm against a basket of currencies on Monday, hovering at a 10-week high, as surprisingly stronger U.S. wages data in September bolstered bets the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates in December. Strength on Wall Street with the Dow and Nasdaq...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street fell from record levels on Monday as gains in Microsoft (MSFT.O) and other technology stocks failed to offset a drop in General Electric (GE.N) and a slide in healthcare stocks. Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German industrial production jumped more than expected in August, posting its biggest monthly increase in more than six years, data showed on Monday, in a further sign that Europe’s biggest economy is set for solid growth in the third quarter. Industrial output...