ECONOMY & MARKETS

The International Monetary Fund Monday critiqued Japan's touted economic reforms in a report.

The decision brings to 48 the number of people the EU has put under sanctions for, it argues, helping undermine Ukraine's territorial integrity.

A Russian diplomat said the measures were illegitimate/uncivilized and that restrictions on U.S. high-tech exports are "Cold War" practices.

The new sanctions list includes seven Russian officials and 17 companies, from the financial, energy and infrastructure sectors.

Templeton Group's Mark Mobius said his emerging markets fund holds about $200 million in Ukrainian stocks and $500 million in Russian equities.

Ukraine has been trying to secure alternative supplies to those from Russia's Gazprom since Moscow annexed Crimea last month.

Two people from the Russian president's inner circle are among the seven whose U.S. assets have been frozen, in this third round of sanctions.

The European Union is also expected to add targets to its Russia sanctions list on Monday.

The flow of investment has preceded the outcome of the ongoing elections, which many hope will put India back on the growth path.

Toyota plans to move its sales and marketing headquarters to suburban Dallas from Torrance, Calif.

“Too much of Africa’s recent prosperity depends on China’s own continued prosperity and rapid growth,” says one expert.

Russia's interest rate hike after an S&P downgrade signals growing concern the nation may trade economic growth for territorial ambition.

After a decade of cost overruns, the Pentagon says the fighter jet project is back on track, but it's using some dubious projections.

President Obama and Japan Prime Minister Abe had been seeking to show that the alliance was strong in the face of a rising China.

U.S. consumer sentiment is trending higher, but survey professionals caution that backslides have occurred in the past few years.

Merkel added that the EU and G-7 nations would consider part two of a potentially three-stage sanction punishment process.

So far, second-quarter outlooks for S&P 500 companies are much more optimistic than the previous two quarters.

President Barack Obama said he will press European allies to impose more sanctions if Russia steps up action in Ukraine.

Bank of Russia says it will keep rates elevated.

The Russian currency has fallen more than 8 percent against the dollar this year, while outflows grew to $51 billion in Q1 of 2014.

"This time we can't say there's a basic agreement," Economy Minister Akira Amari said, as differences over cars and farm products remain.

As China's foreign minister lands in Cuba, the focus is on oil and trade, not Communist ideology.

A new study has found that global brands are taking advantage of an evolving social media scene to reach customers in Africa.

Ukraine said under the Vienna Document of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe it was entitled to an exercise account.

The IMF tentatively agreed in March to provide a $14-18 billion bailout to help Ukraine recover from months of political/economic turmoil.

Russia has threatened to do the same in previous east-west spats, but each time failed to follow-through.

The report fit in with other industrial production, retail sales and job data that suggests the U.S. economy has gained steam.

U.S. jobless claims rose by 24,000 - more than expected - but the long-term downtrend remains intact - suggesting continued labor market healing.

Oracle of Omaha says his BNSF rail unit plans to buy 5,000 new crude tank cars.