ECONOMY & MARKETS

The public is still in the dark about who's funding the project rivaling Panama, and what its environmental impact may be.

JCPenney, Macy's and Rite Aid had the highest average discount, according to a WalletHub survey.

While U.S. durable goods orders rose last month, it's happening for all the "wrong reasons," says one economist.

OPEC may be forced to pull back on production to keep oil prices from sinking lower.

Investor protection is among the most contentious issues in the proposed EU-U.S. trade pact.

The plan, which will be discussed in further detail in December, is expected to generate 15 euros for every euro invested.

Members of the SAARC regional bloc are unlikely to make substantial progress on trade amid tensions on the subcontinent.

Twenty-four workers are dead and 52 are injured after a fire raged through a coal mine in China.

Many companies are genuinely ignorant or willfully blind to the effectiveness of their anti-corruption capabilities, said the CEO of Control Risks, which conducted the survey.

Consumers say they're concerned about credit card fraud, but they keep shopping.

"Consumers were somewhat less positive about current business conditions and the present state of the job market."

Tuesday’s talks between the two countries focused on agriculture, services, manufacturing and intellectual property.

Several secular groups within Europe had objected to a religious leader addressing the European parliament.

On the downside, equipment investment tumbled by 2.3 percent, while gross capital and construction investment also fell.

New Delhi is allotting 25,000 new apartments to would-be buyers but it might not solve the city's housing problems.

“Black Friday is a phenomenon in the U.K., but we don’t see it in the rest of Europe.”

“Clouds are gathering over the global economic outlook, presenting the darkest picture seen since the global financial crisis."

A lawsuit against a Texas car dealership sheds light on a common practice that takes advantage of low-income borrowers.

In recent days, the two countries have taken significant steps to mend relations with each other.

The German economy has been hit by a slowdown in key euro zone trading partners.

The fall in oil prices is also affecting the Russian economy significantly and led another official to call the sanctions "blackmail."

Alarm bells are ringing around the world despite the major central banks' highly accommodative monetary policies.

The Russian president says his country won’t be isolated as a result of economic sanctions over Ukraine.

The Federal Reserve is slated to review its oversight of big banks after critics called it out for being too close to Wall Street.

China’s midsize banks are already suffering from higher rates of bad loans and a slowdown in profit growth.

Despite the negative press Walmart got last year for its Thanksgiving food drive for Cleveland workers -- the company is at it again in Oklahoma.

Any real benefit to China's economy will probably be the result of factors outside the country.

As Modi prepares for his maiden SAARC summit, the future of the three-decade old bloc remains hostage to the India-Pakistan relationship.

A few weeks ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping had assured global business leaders that the risks faced by China's economy were "not so scary."