ECONOMY & MARKETS

The company's Sam's Clubs subsidiary helped the retailer post slightly better earnings than expected.

Ontario seeks to hike revenue by cracking down on tax fraud and evasion and expects to make up for billions in lost revenue.

Capital Economics expects the Danish economy to still fall short of its per-crisis level by 2015 and lag behind its Nordic neighbors.

Third quarter GDP figures showed that the bloc is not yet ready to tackle high unemployment and deflation risks.

French GDP missed expectations amid slowing household spending and production of goods and services, and mounting trade deficit.

The company could now be forced to turn to states without strong unions or, to Japan, where it has an offer to begin production.

Consumer demand this year has hit record highs, but Western investors are still apparently bearish on the metal, having fled specialist funds.

Only 106,000 Americans have selected health insurance plans through HealthCare.Gov or other state marketplaces, the Obama administration says.

Small businesses have had a tough time recently with many finding it hard to survive. Here are 14 things you need to know about small businesses.

Russia has become a key frontier for e-commerce giants and their smaller peers alike.

After hitting bottom in 2012, Vietnam's economy is now slowly recovering.

Industrial analysts were bullish on the Canadian aircraft maker after meeting with company management on Tuesday.

Yellen's most prominent critics on monetary policy may suggest that Fed policy has been too aggressive.

Today's cheap gasoline prices aren't a fluke. The pump price is down for all sorts of reasons, many of which aren't going away anytime soon.

Will this be the quarter that Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) finally meets or beats expectations?

E-commerce strategists are optimistic about what sales thus far indicate about the imminent holiday sales rush.

The latest fall in the unemployment rate suggests it could reach the key 7 percent threshold earlier than expected.

Silver Wheaton CEO Randy Smallwood is confident that silver prices will reach a bottom in the near future.

Industrial production in Europe fell on a monthly basis while annual growth rate beat expectations.

The far-reaching guidelines suggest a shift in treating heart diseases and offer a new formula to assess risk based on race and gender.

The Vietnamese government is using the threat of a possible death sentence to reduce the high rate of corruption in the nation.

Not in lives lost, but the economic impact of the super typhoon may top $14 billion, surpassing the damages from the 2004 disaster.

Never mind the years they spent paying their taxes, many retirees in Mexico do not make enough with their pensions to make ends meet.

The recent recession slowed global GDP growth to 3.2 percent in 2012, and it's still falling.

Bank Indonesia unexpectedly increased interest rates on Tuesday in a bid to rein in soaring current account deficit.

A report from the EBRD says that eastern Europe's economy is rebounding but may suffer if Russia continues its downward spiral.

Despite protests from the state, the Wampanoag Tribe is already moving ahead with plans to convert an unfinished community center into a temporary casino.

The report from the Conference Board also forecasts slow economic growth for the U.S. next year.

Low tariffs and a higher purchase power per capita make Chile a prime market for luxury brands, but the market still has lots of room to grow.