JAPAN

President Obama will be the first sitting American leader to visit Hiroshima, but he will not apologize for the decision to drop an atomic bomb.

Leaders will examine potential risks to the global economy when they gather this week for their summit in western Japan.

Among other topics, the leaders of the U.S. and Japan will discuss the prevention of crime by people at U.S. military bases.

Investors took cues early Wednesday from sharp gains Tuesday in European and U.S. financial markets.

Anheuser-Busch InBev's takeover of SABMiller will give it a third of the global beer market, far more than nearest rival Heineken.

North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations has termed the Republican candidate’s willingness to meet Kim Jong Un as “propaganda.”

Strong demand for wearable devices, appliances and home theaters failed to offset weak sales of mobile phones and computers.

Global stock markets edged lower while short-dated U.S. Treasury yields held near two-month highs on Monday.

Considering the celebrity chef’s past criticism of President Barack Obama, Monday night’s dinner conversation was probably a thing to behold.

The country test launched its home-grown winged reusable launch vehicle Monday, joining Japan, Russia and Europe in the race.

Barack Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to tour the site of the world’s first nuclear bombing this Friday.

A stronger yen and weakness in China and other emerging markets are taking a toll on Japanese shipments.

The dollar moved away from recent highs Monday but remained supported as investors bet that the U.S. Federal Reserve was on track to raise rates sooner rather than later.

Recent comments from Federal Reserve officials have convinced many analysts and investors that a rate hike in June or July is a real possibility.

A British exit would rock the EU by ripping away its second-largest economy, one of its top two military powers and its richest financial center.

Aides deny the president’s travels to Japan and Vietnam will constitute an apology tour for U.S. actions in World War II and the Vietnam War.

Global markets and policymakers can largely only wait and see what Britons will say at the polls June 23.

Japan's extraordinarily easy monetary policy has increased growth and equity prices, IMF researchers have found.

The United States issued a fresh warning to Japan against competitive currency devaluation Saturday, exposing a rift on exchange rate policy.

The World Bank announced Saturday the creation of the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility, which would help nations combat deadly and costly disease outbreaks.

The program, launched because of overstated vehicle fuel efficiency, covers about 135,000 U.S. owners and 11,000 in Canada, GM said.