ECONOMY & MARKETS

"Growth momentum is stabilizing," an economist says of the lackluster but expedted numbers.

CEO compensation far outpaced average-worker pay in publicly listed hospitality and food services companies.

Part of the U.S.'s strategic shift towards Asia, the Trans-Pacific Partnership would connect a dozen economies by eliminating trade barriers.

However, there were signs in March that a recent downward trend that has plagued the housing market may be drawing to an end.

U.S. VP Biden added that the May 25 presidential election is an opportunity to lay the groundwork for a more unified and prosperous country.

Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov urged U.S. Secretary of State Kerry to "influence Kiev, not let hotheads there provoke a bloody conflict."

So far, pro-Moscow separatist gunmen have shown no sign of surrendering government buildings they have seized.

U.S. Vice President Biden will offer both resource allocation and energy technology assistance during a Monday visit to Kiev.

Bank of Russia has blocked certain Ukrainian banks from operating in Crimea, leaving residents with little or no access to banking services.

Japan's economy has slowed in recent quarters as the effects of Tokyo's aggressive stimulus faded.

Developers try flashy deals in hopes of creating demand in struggling third- and fourth-tier markets.

A week before Obama's visit to Tokyo, differences remain on key issues.

Argentina's official 2013 trade surplus figures don't match customs, central bank data.

In Beijing, high-end housing prices fell 5.5 percent in the first quarter from last year's fourth quarter.

Funds reported to reduce exposure to risk in Russia.

Mini sensors would detect the surrounding air composition in the home, office or car, with possible smartphone apps.

The Srirachi saga continues.

While the Baltic Dry Shipping Index has long been considered a predictor of the global economy, the drop isn't as foreboding as it seems.

Worried about potential leaks, the EU informed each country only about the risks it would face, rather than sharing full details with all 28 member states.

One trend: via energy and spinoff jobs, the oil and gas boom is tightening local labor markets in Texas, Louisiana, Utah and North Dakota.

Russia is looking at the possibility of filing a lawsuit against the U.S. at the World Trade Organization over sanctions affecting Russian banks.

Overall industrial production was up 0.7 percent in March, beating analysts' expectations.

Permits, a more-reliable gauge of future building activity, fell in March to a 990,000-unit annual pace.

Payment will be the fifth of six installments that together will total $4.2 billion.

China's GDP growth slowed to its slowest pace in 18 months; as a result, officials are looking for ways to maintain the 7.5% target growth rate.

The unemployment rate fell to a level below the one originally set by the Bank of England for considering an increase in interest rates.

The January-March GDP figure, while showing a decline, still beat forecasts.

Venezuela and China have quietly built a strong economic relationship, but President Nicolás Maduro wants more: a political alliance.

Envoys from Russia, Ukraine, the European Union and the United States are scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss the Ukraine crisis.