BUSINESS

The International Energy Agency left its estimate of growth in global demand for 2016 unchanged from its previous monthly report.

More than 100 taxis blocked traffic in downtown Budapest Monday as drivers demanded a ban on Uber and other ride-hailing apps.

Retail and services are bright spots, but analysts say the government faces challenges to tackle ingrained, systemic problems.

Access to the site was restored Monday after Google executives arrived at an arrangement with Pakistani officials.

Analysts in one poll had expected a 6 percent hike in China’s industrial output in December.

The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6.9 percent in 2015, its smallest annual percentage increase since 1990, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

China reported its economy expanded at rates of 6.8 percent in the fourth quarter and 6.9 percent all of last year.

China’s economic-growth rate may be on the downswing, but the country’s policy risks might be on the upswing.

The Suncor deal is valued at about $4.5 billion, when accounting for Canadian Oil Sands’ debt.

Prices in 70 major cities were up 7.7 percent year-on-year in December — but some smaller cities saw prices fall amid property oversupply.

China's largest real estate company, owned by the country's richest man Wang Jianlin, also said it is planning an initial public offering for its internet finance business.

Crude oil prices dived to $28 — the lowest in a dozen years — as investors anticipate a tide of new oil supply from Iran in the coming months.

Iran said it would increase output by 500,000 barrels per day after economic sanctions were loosened.

Agustín Carstens said governments should plan for “a potentially severe shock” in 2016.

There could be “enormous” consequences for many businesses and even more consumers unless an agreement on data transfer is reached soon.

The latest round of layoffs arrives as the Indian steelmaking giant struggles to compete with cheap Chinese imports.

With financial markets appearing increasingly shaky around the globe, there will be plenty to talk about at the World Economic Forum annual meeting this week.

The cop comedy “Ride Along 2,” starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, arrested the sci-fi film’s four-week run at the top.

On Saudi Arabia's headline index, 167 stocks fell as investors feared the easing of Iranian sanctions raised the prospect of a surge in oil supplies.

The dramatic sell-off on Wall Street could signal a capitulation-type blowout, giving fundamentals the upper hand for the next week.

Airbus indicated it had not engaged in commercial talks with Iran before the economic sanctions on the country had been lifted.

The ride-hailing company had run into trouble with India’s regulations, which mandated two-step credit-card authentication for making payments.

Preliminary results of tests ordered by France’s energy minister indicate the emissions of some Renault models exceeded legal limits.

European Union fruit growers are eager for a new market to substitute for the one they lost when Russia imposed an embargo on their products in 2014.

The “abnormal” equity-price volatility is partly the result of an immature market, an imperfect trading system and inappropriate supervision mechanisms, a top regulator says.

Premier Li Keqiang was speaking at the opening ceremony of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing.

The automakers have jointly developed fuel cell systems and hydrogen tanks for fuel-cell-run vehicles since 2013.

AT&T bought the television assets in Latin America as part of its acquisition of DirecTV last year.

Top executives from Eli Lilly, Merck and Biogen said the media focus on retail, or "list prices," for branded medications is misplaced.