Senior IMF official says recent market turmoil reflects faltering growth, rising uncertainty, falling confidence among investors and others
Experts say efforts to block terrorist financing are growing more effective, but some charities working in war-torn areas say new rules are hurting relief efforts
Newest 'World Economic Outlook' cuts the global growth forecast two-tenths of a percent to 3.2 percent
Former lawmaker Carl Levin says public anger over financial leaks offers opportunity to ‘make real progress’ in ending abuses
Increase, despite net gain of 215,000 jobs in March, due to many Americans who have been off the books resuming their search for work
Attackers increasingly skillful, dangerous and ingenious, say experts at nuclear summit, meaning cybersecurity must be industry-wide priority
Economists say improving relations between US-Cuba are already helping nation’s growth, yet others say Cuba would grow faster if it improved its infrastructure, made economic data more transparent
Concerns grow among US cigar makers who may face stiffer competition from Cuban cigar imports as the possibility that the five-decade US trade embargo on Cuba might be coming to an end.
The Federal Reserve also makes it clear that officials expect to raise rates later this year, perhaps twice, in small increments
Friday's report from Labor Department says unemployment rate held steady in February at an eight-year low of 4.9 percent
Report from Commerce Department says 2015's fourth quarter saw gross domestic product expand at a one percent annual rate
Digitalization simplifies transactions, allowing smaller companies to reach customers once accessible only to huge firms; however, risks also grow, authors say
Investors were reacting to reports that number of active US oil rigs declined — fewer rigs could mean lower supplies and higher prices — according to financial press
White House officials say Obama has been working to pivot or 'rebalance' policy toward Asia since he took office, because of the region’s strategic and growing economic importance
Surge for both comes on word that oil exporters might agree on production cuts, and new data showing stronger US consumer spending
Thursday's drop is fueled by a slide in bank shares, anxiety over a fresh drop in oil prices and a slowing global economy
Head of US central bank says American economy faces some global threats that could hurt growth
President says revenue would accelerate 'transition toward a cleaner energy economy' by improving transportation, boosting research and investment in 'energy sources of tomorrow'
At close of trading in New York, NASDAQ slid 1.6 percent, S&P 500 dropped 1.4 percent, and Dow lost 1.1 percent
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