Investors shook off mixed data out of Asia and Europe Thursday to cheer on strong results from retail giant Wal-Mart.
The shortest, the tallest, the biggest shoe and the most people dressed as penguins came out Thursday for Guinness World Records Day.
Analysts said prices could soon drop further to $70 a barrel if demand stays flat and output rises.
The U.S. set a new target of reducing emissions by 26 percent to 28 percent by 2025, while China did not provided a specific target.
In recent years, a growing demand for rhino horns in Asian countries has fueled a drastic surge in poaching in South Africa.
In response to a question from a New York Times reporter, Xi had implied that journalists are themselves to blame for the visa restrictions.
Protesters had appealed against injunctions that would require them to vacate significant areas that they have occupied for weeks.
Western and Iranian officials told Reuters the two sides would probably settle for another interim agreement.
Bailiffs and police plan to clear some protest sites in Hong Kong, but legal delays and bailiffs not working weekends have slowed plans.
Regulations to curb power plant and tailpipe pollution, methane and refrigerants could help slash U.S. emissions.
Obama wants to take things "to a new level" with China -- but his time to do it is limited, and China knows it.
The Russian president didn't get the warmest welcome in China this week, and things may stay chilly at the G-20 summit.
Tariffs on popular technology products will be reduced over seven years, and the White House hopes the plan will create 60,000 jobs.
Right now, China produces the most carbon dioxide of any country in the world, having surpassed the U.S. in 2007.
The world’s two largest polluters have struck a deal to significantly reduce greenhouse gas outputs, but uncertainties remain.
Alibaba rival says it’s proving difficult to make money outside its home market of China.
Republicans lawmakers are seething over President Obama's announcement that the U.S. struck a deal with China to address climate change.
Here's a glimpse into just how much Hong Kong police will have to clear out if they decide to crack down on Occupy Central protesters.
President Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to curb greenhouse gas emissions in a first-of-its-kind deal Wednesday. Will it be enough?
The International Energy Agency in its annual outlook report said demand could rise by 37 percent by 2040.
Declining shipments to India would drag on global coal markets grappling with oversupply as China too tries to move toward cleaner fuels.
Chan said the 80,000 daily yuan remittance quota across borders for Hong Kong residents remains due to mainland regulations.