ECONOMY & MARKETS

Political turmoil in Greece, among other causes, knocked down the blue-chip index of U.S. stocks.

The Dow fell Tuesday after snapping a seven-day winning streak the previous session as oil prices continue to drop.

U.S. home price gains continued to slow in October, but San Francisco, Denver and Tampa saw prices rise faster compared with a year ago.

The Dow fluctuated Monday as economists weighed the impact of political turmoil in Greece and declining global energy prices.

The bird flu pandemic has infected two farms in the prefecture of Miyazaki, Japan, during the month of December.

The November contraction is the biggest sign to date of the impact Western sanctions and a slump in oil prices are having on Russia's economy.

Japanese stocks turned negative on Monday after the health ministry announced a suspected case of the deadly Ebola virus, spooking investors.

Oil prices rose on Monday, after dropping for the past two sessions, as escalating clashes stoked worries about supply from the OPEC member.

Parliament is under pressure to approve a budget to get the next tranche of financial aid under a $17 billion IMF loan package.

Looks like riders will be waiting a little longer for the PATH train.

China’s trade figures have repeatedly fallen short of expectations in the second half of this year.

Chinese industrial profits dropped 4.2 percent in November to 676.12 billion yuan ($108.85 billion), official data showed on Saturday.

Critics of a new law signed by the state’s Republican governor say it unfairly stigmatizes the poor as drug addicts.

The holiday shipping wars grew fierce this year, but there was one striking difference compared with last year.

The Dow recorded a new all-time high for the 38th time this year Friday as Wall Street capped off a record-breaking week.

Lodging posted almost double-digit year-on-year sales growth by percentage from Black Friday to Dec. 24, MasterCard says.

Saudi Arabia's power over oil prices isn't new, but now Riyadh is using it to influence political outcomes in the Middle East -- and far beyond.

A tough fiscal situation may have forced the Narendra Modi government to cut spending on public health. But, this has happened before.

The accident occurred just a week after state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. was threatened by anonymous hackers.

Vladimir Putin canceled vacations for Kremlin officials as Russia deals with its worst economic crisis in over a decade.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said his ministry had recalculated its budget forecasts to take into account oil prices at $60 a barrel.

Russia's ruble rose on Friday to its strongest levels in more than three weeks in a sharp rebound from its recent all-time lows.

Japanese annual core consumer inflation slowed for a fourth straight month in November largely due to sliding oil prices.

The holiday season sales figures are expected to be up about 4 percent from last year.

From worries about donor countries not fulfilling their pledges to navigating an ongoing civil war, disaster relief hit great obstacles.

The Dow closed at a new all-time record Wednesday for the 37th time this year as Santa Claus came to town.

Data released Wednesday showed the fourth straight week of declines in claims.

Narendra Modi is pushing ahead on key reforms with an executive order after opposition parties stalled parliament over an issue about religion.

Russia will take on credit risk for firms, whose foreign debt obligations have shot up in ruble terms because of the currency's sharp slide.