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The final candidates for the french presidency have been chosen but what economic challenges will the winnerface . We talk you through whats at stake. And 10,000 times stronger than the real thing we take a look at an Artificial Sun in germany and what it means for energy supply. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, the euro has spiked in value following the outcome of sundays vote in france. Rico will have the latest in a moment. But first, as youve been hearing, the french have voted on who will go though to the final run off for the presidency on may 7t...

Prices have been volatile since a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel last month.

The prospect of a full-blown war in the Middle East added a dose of geopolitical risk to the interest rate and inflation concerns already facing markets.

U.S. stocks wavered Wednesday morning after reactions to weak earnings from Alphabet (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT), raising concerns that slowing output could dent corporate profits in the coming months.

FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - Der Eurokurs ist am Montag etwas gefallen. Im Mittagshandel kostete die Gemeinschaftswährung mit 1,1780 US-Dollar. Im frühen Handel hatte er noch bei 1,18 Dollar notiert. Die Europäische