ECONOMY & MARKETS

This video mash-up takes a look at where Thanksgiving consumers traded in their turkeys for discounts.

A legal victory by the people of the Oto-Ilogbo district offers a potential path forward for those living in the slums of Lagos, Nigeria.

The recent escalation of the conflict over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands could lead to renewed disruption of bilateral trade and investment between China and Japan.

Northern Dynasty CEO Ron Thiessen spoke with IBTimes about the Alaskan copper mine proposal.

Here's a preview of the WTO’s last-ditch effort to pass watered-down but "deliverable" elements of the Doha Round of trade talks.

Angela Merkel will be sworn in after the Social Democrats voted on an agreement that was reached Tues. night after two months of negotiations.

The UK grew at its fastest rate in three years, but the pace of growth continues to stay below pre-recession levels.

Confidence among German consumers hit multi-year highs as improved economic conditions buoyed income expectations, a survey showed.

Hiring the children of the rich and powerful is illegal under U.S. law, if such hiring is made in exchange for business opportunities.

It has been a hard year for the region's currencies -- and the trend is not going to end anytime soon.

More than half of China’s millionaires are considering or have already taken steps to move money overseas.

An overpass between the two cities could spur economic growth, and an American tycoon is backing it.

Gold analysts remained negative on the precious metals prospects for the near future.

Here are the 10 nations whose economic output is most threatened by climate change.

Frozen turkey prices have reached lows not seen in recent memory, which means large holiday season discounts.

The rapid expansion of credit in Saudi Arabia is beginning to look like a cause for concern.

Africa’s largest economy slowed more than analysts expected, amid labor strikes and a crippling power crisis.

Gold analysts see glum prospects for a gold price rally, as gold’s most common areas of support and strength have failed.

Economists see a V-shaped recovery for the Philippines after it was hit by the deadliest typhoon in modern history.

Wal-Mart Stores' new CEO, Doug McMillon, is a company veteran who has worked in all three of its key business units.

Global investor sentiment is at a two-year high and emerging markets top the list of hot investment destinations, a new report says.

Cinda, a Chinese company that buys up bad debt, was set up in 1999 to take nonperforming loans off Chinese banks' balance sheets.

In an attempt to regain control of the chaotic Venezuelan economy, Maduro was granted special powers.

Despite donating the most in dollar amount to humanitarian causes in 2010, the U.S. was not the most generous country in the world.

The statement provides an update on the government’s plans for the economy based on the latest forecasts.

Agricultural exports and industrial production are helping lift India's economy.

The expected 2 million to 3 million additional births annually will surely boost commercial activity.

Russia's central bank has just slapped down a firm closely tied to strongman Putin.

Historically a bellwether, Caterpillar's cuts will ripple out to impact the U.S. and global economies.