Anna Cooban

CNN

Forget the pension protests. France's economy has momentum

By: Anna Cooban

Attacks on the Paris offices of multi-billion dollar corporations earlier this month by protesters angry about pension reforms may have tarnished France's image as a place to do business.

CNN

Quiche is the official coronation food. Prices are up 21% in a year

By: Anna Cooban

Britons choosing to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday with a typical supermarket quiche will find it costs 21% more than a year ago.

CNN

Italian pasta prices are soaring. Rome is in crisis talks with producers

By: Anna Cooban, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Valentina Di Donato

Italy's government convened crisis talks Thursday to investigate the reasons behind a surge in prices for pasta, one of the country's most beloved and culturally important foods.

CNN

UK economy limps along as high inflation hits spending

By: Anna Cooban

The United Kingdom's economy limped along in the first quarter of this year as consumers spent less on services and strike action took its toll.

CNN

Turkish lira sinks to new record low on possibility of Erdogan re-election

By: Anna Cooban

Investors are nervously awaiting the outcome of Turkey's tight presidential race Monday, sending stocks falling and the value of its currency down to a new record low against the US dollar.

CNN

Oxford University wipes the Sackler name from its buildings

By: Anna Cooban

Oxford University will remove the Sackler name from its buildings following a review of its relationship with the family that recently expressed regret for its role in the US opioid crisis.

CNN

Europe wants to ban Russian diamond imports. Will it hurt?

By: Anna Cooban

The European Union is poised to impose a ban on imports of Russia’s diamonds — cutting off the world’s biggest diamond producer from one of its key markets.

CNN

Japan's long-suffering stock market is back. This boom may have 'staying power'

By: Anna Cooban

Japan’s stock market has waited more than three decades for its moment in the sun.

CNN

World's biggest investment fund takes on Exxon and Chevron over the climate crisis

By: Anna Cooban

The world’s biggest investor in the stock market wants ExxonMobil and Chevron to do more to tackle the climate crisis.

CNN

Metals-rich Indonesia's IPO market is so red-hot it's thrashing Hong Kong and India

By: Anna Cooban

One of the hottest IPO markets this year is not in a country brimming with global tech giants, nor does it rank among the top 10 global economies by size.