ECONOMY & MARKETS

After the outspoken financial commentator talked about Bitcoin on a BBC news show, the price of the digital currency went sky-high.

Mike Hancock, an independent MP for Portsmouth South, eulogized the sweeping away of a tradition.

Are the components of this economic recovery sustainable?

Industrial production data from the UK beat forecasts while the 17-nation euro zone bloc saw a decline in retail sales.

Prepare to be disappointed by the October jobs report, as well as the first reading for Q3 U.S. GDP.

As the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis fade, an OECD report charts happiness levels from the period.

Growth continued in October for the fourth straight month, but employment fell except in Ireland and France.

The three-way deal between Boeing, state lawmakers and the main workers’ union is key to securing the future of the region’s aerospace industry.

A humanitarian disaster is avoided after a court tells Barclays it must continue to transfer money to Somalia despite terrorism fears.

Latin America is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world. Still, skilled workers are looking for opportunities overseas.

A joint venture formed by Japanese companies will begin developing roads and other infrastructure for the Myanmar Thilawa SEZ.

Egypt's output index has risen above the 50 mark, the demarcation point between expansion and contraction.

After five years of misery, European banks are getting back in shape by shedding trillions in assets.

Premier Li Keqiang says his country must maintain a 7.2 percent annual growth rate to keep the job market stable.

The OECD said personal well-being deteriorated substantially, owing to the global economic crisis.

It's Europeans themselves, not Asians or Americans, who are lifting the continent's economies up from years of recession.

But only for the 30 percent of the country with access to electricity at all.

Venezuela's economic instability has consequences beyond its borders -- and Panama is living proof.

Sex shops in China did not exist until the 1990s, and now a sex-toy revolution is sweeping the country on the Internet.

Sustained growth in the service sector signals a stabilization in the UK's economy and puts it on track to meet growth expectations.

With the new facility, Apple could be aiming at the expansion of scratch-resistant glass technology across its product lines.

The roughly $400 million in ransom taken in from 2005 to 2012 helped fuel the local economy -- and more terrorism.

Only 13% of the world’s workers are engaged in the work they’re doing; 24% are so unhappy they’re actively undermining their colleagues’ work.

Nauru residents may finally obtain access to savings accounts, debit cards and credit cards after burying their cash in the dirt.

The Cuban government's decision to ban all privately owned movie theaters might mean the end of U.S. blockbusters on the island.

What's more, outgoing investment by OECD economies fell by 20 percent to $155 billion.

The Catskills region in N.Y. state could see the most heated competition for scarce casino licenses if a referendum passes Tuesday.

Scotland is the third largest salmon producer in the world, an industry worth about £500 million per year.

Will Janet Yellen's ascension to the head of the U.S. central bank help to extend the current rally in IPOs?