ECONOMY & MARKETS

The just-completed, annual, high-level meeting is closed-door, but a few themes were communicated.

As the second leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline approaches completion, the project faces growing pressure from opposition groups.

Drought is usually overlooked as a devastating natural disaster, but it has triggered huge losses in Latin America.

Nicaragua is determined to see its dream of a transoceanic canal rivaling the Panama Canal come to life. Opponents say it will never happen.

GDP growth will slow just a little more in China, but that pace is in-line with the nation's plan for reform.

India’s installed capacity of solar power has already jumped from about 30 megawatts (MW) to more than 2,000 MW.

Fischer is well-known in international economic policy. At MIT, Fischer once taught current Fed Chairman Bernanke and ECB President Draghi.

Those expecting a quick tightening of monetary policy in 2014 will encounter a sobering reality.

U.S. home prices have had an impressive run since the end of the housing crash. What's ahead in 2014?

A drop in fuel prices, among other factors, exerted downward inflationary pressure in both France and Italy.

Boeing's deadlines for the 777X production have passed; now questions are being asked about who really benefits from its huge tax breaks.

Traditional risk rankings for global industrial companies may no longer measure up to reality, according to Barclays.

Many companies use nonstandard accounting measures to put a creative spin on their financial reporting. The SEC is looking into that.

Chinese consumer demand for gold may reach the highest ever for any country in 2013.

A fall in imports of the precious metal helped Asia's third-largest economy post a sharp annual decline in its trade deficit.

Surprisingly enough, Brazil gets fewer tourists than Mexico and even Portugal.

A stubborn jobless rate keeps Greece reeling under austerity measures put in place after the nation's debt crisis.

Low energy prices helped Germany's consumer inflation rate to hold steady in the month of November.

A two-year deal was announced Tuesday by the lead congressional budget negotiators.

The U.S. has some of the highest income-inequality levels in the world, among advanced economies, generally faring worse relative to European countries.

Washington state is still the best option for production of the 777X, but Boeing is considering other bids, all due today.

Even with a Chinese economic slowdown, China's total power demand is expected to hit a remarkable level in 2035.

Data on industrial production from around Europe painted a mixed picture about the health of the region's economy.

China's annual Central Economic Work Conference, Dec. 10-12, typically includes a lengthy fiscal/monetary policy statement.

Uruguay has suggested to Bolivia the construction of a waterway from the eastern border, crossing Paraguay.

The massive unused airport at Ciudad Real has become a larger-than-life symbol of Spain’s real-estate bubble.

The move would result in an average 11-basis-point increase in guarantee fees, and help private players.

But the country's industrial production and urban investments missed forecasts.

Silver prices have fallen over 30 percent since January, but investors have migrated modestly to the metal after an equally bad year for gold.