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Can Myanmar's farmers find an alternative to the highly profitable drug cultivation and export business?

Pope Francis established a new commission that will investigate the Vatican Bank following allegations of corruption that surfaced during the Vatileaks scandal.

In a polite letter, the Federal Trade Commission warned search engines to more-clearly distinguish natural search results from paid ads.

A financial derivatives deal that was made to ease access for Italy to join the euro will now cost them just under $50 billion

But the No. 1 smartest city is the U.S. is on the West Coast.

After upping its offer, SoftBank won shareholder approval to buy 78% of the telecom company.

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said banks were resisting new regulations, in what are probably his final public remarks.

Precious metals fell again Wednesday on continued concern about China's cash crunch.

Asia and Middle Eastern superrich have helped push up the cost of British ultra-luxury goods and services.

Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer’s looks were the focus at the annual Yahoo! shareholder meeting on Tuesday.

Hong Kong International Airport earned $725 million.

Five years and trillions of dollars later, central banks in China and the U.S. are determined to mop up their excessive liquidity.

French regulators said anti-tax evasion measures the bank took weren’t strict and effective enough.

After a 12-year hiatus, the U.S. is back on top in terms of foreign direct investment sentiment; it was fourth in 2012.

A new bird species called the Cambodian Tailorbird (Orthotomus chaktomuk) was discovered on a partially flooded construction site in Cambodia's capital of Phnom Penh.

In the first quarter, consumer spending, the main driver of the economy, was weaker than the initial estimate.

The controversial trader and founder of Glencore-Xstrata, one of the world’s largest commodities companies, will be buried in Israel.

Samsung announces the Galaxy S4 LTE-A, which is claimed to be the world’s first smartphone to support the new LTE-Advanced network.

Raj Jain, CEO of Wal-Mart's India operations has resigned as the company struggles to grow in a restrictive retail market.

The U.S. is once again, after a dozen years, the preferred destination for foreign investors, overtaking China and other emerging economies.

Obama's visit to Africa this week could spur American economic partnerships in the region, at long last.

The banks in Canada didn't experience capital migration after the recession and recovered quickly.

As head count reductions decrease in the equities trading market, a report is predicting a strong year ahead.

U.S. stock index futures gain on Wednesday as investors await the final estimate of first quarter GDP data.

India's market regulator, SEBI, eases investment norms for foreign investors to encourage fund flows to the deficit-riddled country.

India's central bank imposed restrictions on lending against gold by rural banks to discourage demand and reduce imports.

Strong US data helped boost most Asian stocks and drive down gold futures, while the Shanghai index continued to fall, despite PBoC's assurances.

The surviving members of Pink Floyd have reunited to criticize Pandora for supporting a bill that would cut artist royalties for Internet radio.