A woman enters a Tesco store in south London October 23, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

SFO launches probe into Tesco accounting scandal

Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has opened a formal criminal investigation into accounting errors at Tesco , raising the stakes in a scandal that has hammered the reputation of the grocer.  Full Article 

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Asia stocks fall, dollar surges on Fed's optimistic tone 3:14am GMT

TOKYO - Asian stocks fell and the dollar surged to a three-week high versus the yen after the U.S. Federal Reserve ended its massive quantitative easing programme, as expected, but laced its economic assessment with a tinge of optimism.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron gestures during a news conference after an EU summit in Brussels October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Politics

Cameron rejects Scottish proposal on EU vote

Prime Minister David Cameron rejects a proposal by the Scottish National Party that the United Kingdom should only quit the European Union after a future referendum if a majority in each of its four constituent parts vote to do so.  Full Article 

A logo is seen on a new Ferrari Berlinette car displayed on media day at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, September 28, 2012. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Deals

Fiat Chrysler to list Ferrari stake

MILAN - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to list a 10 percent stake in luxury brand Ferrari and issue $2.5 billion in convertible bonds to help fund the parent company's turnaround plan.  Full Article 

A health worker sprays a colleague's boots with chlorine disinfectant in Monrovia October 20, 2014. REUTERS/James Giahyue
Ebola

Ebola appears to be slowing in Liberia - WHO

GENEVA - Liberia may be seeing a decline in the spread of Ebola, with falls in the number of burials and new admissions, the World Health Organization said.  Full Article 

Property sale and rental signs are seen in London, October 18, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Economy

UK lenders cut back on new mortgages

British lenders approved the fewest mortgages in more than a year last month, adding to signs that previously rapid growth in Britain's housing market and the broader economy is slowing.  Full Article 

General view of the Petrolchemie und Kraftstoffe (PCK) oil refinary in Schwedt/Oder, October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
Markets

Don't panic on oil drop, says OPEC

LONDON - OPEC's oil production is unlikely to change much in 2015 and there is no need to panic at the crude price drop, OPEC's secretary general said, adding to indications the exporter group is in no hurry to cut output.  Full Article 

An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island, Virginia October 28, 2014. REUTERS/NASA TV/Handout via Reuters
Science

U.S. supply rocket explodes after liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - An unmanned U.S. supply rocket explodes shortly after lifting off from a commercial launch pad in Virginia, the first disaster since NASA turned to private operators to run cargo to the International Space Station.  Video | Full Article 

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A logo of Deutsche Bank is seen in Tokyo July 16, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Deutsche Bank’s big wager

Deutsche Bank's biggest bet is that the decline in investment banking is cyclical and not structural. The case is far from proven, says Breakingviews.  Video 

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Passengers stand in a packed public bus in downtown Lima, March 15, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil

Women face abuse on the world's most dangerous transport systems

Bogota and two other Latin American capitals - Mexico City and Lima - have been named as the three capitals with the least safe transport systems for women in a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll.  Full Coverage