ECONOMY & MARKETS

U.S. stocks closed mixed on Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement later this week.

Consumer spending on Apple smartphones and related products is boosting the overall U.S. economy.

A slew of organizations including the OECD, the IMF and leading institutes have slashed their forecasts for German economic growth.

The 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership is central to President Barack Obama's policy of expanding U.S. presence in Asia.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen has said it could take a decade to bring the Fed's assets down to their historical level.

The European Central Bank said the banks’ capital holes could be filled by their raising €10 billion ($12.67 billion).

China's crackdown on corruption at the local level may jeopardize the growth of economies at the regional level.

Experts say midterm election years are bad for markets, but 2014 will be different.

New research revealed that Silicon Valley VC confidence dropped for the first time in two years.

The popular notion that income inequality hinders the poor and middle classes from achieving the American dream may be wrong.

Dozens of Liberians under quarantine for suspicion of having contracted Ebola reportedly threatened to escape isolation in search of food Thursday, Liberian state media reported.

U.S. consumer prices rose only slightly in September and have risen under the Fed's 2 percent target for months.

The cost-of-living adjustment is tied to the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index.

A new Wells Fargo study on retirement finds one-third of middle-class Americans aren't saving a thing.

Germany, Europe's dominant economy, is resisting calls for it to spend more to kick-start growth.

Cleaning up India's grubby business climate is top of the agenda for both regulators and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

The impact of China's slowing economy will likely hit Guizhou, Qinghai and Hainan the most.

Xiaomi may want to manufacture in India, but the country's all-but-absent electronics manufacturing ecosystem will be a big obstacle.

Liberians in the U.S. have taken it upon themselves to support loved ones affected by Ebola abroad.

The average person will spend $77.52 on costumes, candy and decorations for Halloween this year -- about $2 more than in 2013.

The Fed is expected to end its bond-buying program at its policy meeting next week despite concerns of a weaker global economy.

Two weeks before the midterm election, new polls in competitive states like Louisiana and Kentucky show races still too close to call.

Wall Street could be bracing for more volatility after data revealed China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in five years.

The policymakers could decide at the December meeting to go ahead with the purchases, but such a step is not certain.

The Make in India campaign, launched by Modi on Sept. 25, aims to turn India into a global manufacturing hub.

Last month's data showed that borrowing between April and August was 6 percent higher than a year earlier.

At least seven high-level officials have reportedly fled to Australia with $1 billion stolen from public funds.

Afghanistan produces more than 80 percent of the world's illicit opium, which reportedly helps fund the Taliban and other insurgent groups.

The agreement between EU and Chinese officials ends a yearlong dispute that had ratcheted up trade tensions.