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Malaysia 2014 Budget Preview: New Tax To Address Weak Fiscal Position And Slowing Economy

The nation's 2014 budget will be announced on Friday, and broad fiscal reforms are expected.

$1 Will Buy You One Gram Of Marijuana In Uruguay... Legally

The "Holland of South America," Uruguay, is one step away from fully legalizing marijuana, and committed to offer a safe market at reasonable prices.

Flint, Michigan, Will Decide Whether To Give General Motors A 50% Tax Break To Expand A Facility That Will Create 50 Permanent Jobs

GM has a unique relationship with this economically battered city. Now it wants a $2 million tax break from it.

Coffee Beans: A Market To Watch In 2014

Better supplies from Brazil have left coffee prices at serious lows, but that could spell opportunity for investors bullish on coffee.

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Love In Yuan: "Love-Hunters" Fill Vacuum As Chinese Millionaires Need Matches Made

It could cost 200,000 yuan just to meet your dream woman in China.

Gold May Get Long-Term Support From Ongoing Unemployment Woes If Fed Waits For Jobs Growth To Begin Reducing Monetary Easing: HSBC

If the Federal Reserve looks more closely at underemployment, the stimulus reduction feared by gold investors could be delayed even further.

US September Jobs Report 2013: 148,000 Added To Non-farm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate Falls To 7.2%

The U.S. government shutdown has muddied economic data too much for a data-dependent Fed to reduce stimulus at its next meeting.

China’s Housing Prices Rise For Ninth-Straight Month; Leading Economic Index And Coincident Economic Index Edge Up

The uptick in new housing prices across major cities continues despite the government’s efforts to cool the real estate market.

Indian Gold Investors Lacking Appetite, In Bad Sign For Physical Gold Demand

Smuggled gold may be meeting Indian retail investor demand, as pent-up demand seems lacking.

Bangladeshi Garment Workers’ Wages Expected To Be Raised Soon, But Factory Owners And Government Differ On Rate Of Hike

Workers demanding a pay hike might yet discover there is a significant difference between the cup and the lip.

Consortium Led By France's EDF, And Including 2 Chinese Companies, To Build UK’s First Nuclear Plant Since 1995, Will Create 25K Jobs

The new project is expected to create 25,000 jobs in the UK, while critics warn of costlier power.

Japan’s All Industry Activity Slowed In August Missing Expectations

A host of official economic indicators from Japan suggest a slight slowdown in growth.

Japan Posts Trade Deficit In September

Reviving Japan's battered exports has been a main objective of the country's prime minister.

US Government Shutdown 2013: Release Schedule For September Jobs Report And Other Delayed Official Economic Data

With the U.S. government back open, we will finally get the government payrolls report next Tuesday.

An African Manufacturer? Ethiopia Gears Up To Emulate China, Vietnam And South Korea In Factory Output

Manufacturing barely makes a dent in Ethiopia's GDP, and the roadblocks to industrialization are many.

Africa's Islamic Banking Revolution: Success Of Islamic Bonds (Sukuk) In Nigeria Could Lead To A Prosperous And Self-Sustaining Africa

Africa is on pace to have 400 million Muslims by 2030, so the need for effective Islamic banking services is crucial.

Forty Years Ago The 1973 Arab Oil Embargo Battered The Global Economy, But It Also Helped Expedite Better Fuel Economy

Ford’s Model T was more fuel efficient than most cars in the early 70s. The oil scarcity shock helped change that.

CHART: Here's What You Will Pay When You Buy Obamacare Health Insurance

The Heritage Foundation's calculations do not include federal subsidies that are available for some applicants.

Better-Than-Expected Quarterly Earnings From Google, Positive China Data Cheer Markets; Stock Futures Point To Higher Open

Google's performance lifted market sentiment as attention shifted to quarterly earnings reports from major Wall Street companies.

McDonald’s (MCD) Q3 Earnings Preview: Steady As She Goes

Sales should slowly recover worldwide, after several months of uneven growth and declines.

Obamacare Sign-Up Numbers Emerge As Users Wrestle With Federal Website Problems

Here's a look at how Obamacare and its website have done in the first few days of operation.

China’s GDP Grew 7.8% In Third Quarter, Industrial Production Beat Forecasts, While Urban Investment Data, Retail Sales Marginally Fell Short Of Expectations

The latest official statistics show China's economy is well and truly back to its old growing habits.

Five Economic Problems The Budget and Debt Deals Don't Solve

Unemployment and a shrinking labor force are among pressing U.S. economic problems that remain to be addressed.

Modern-Day Slavery: 30 Million Are Living In Slavery Around The World [Map]

More than 50,000 of those being treated as property are in the United States.

Five Reasons Why China Is Punishing America For Bringing The Country And The World To The Brink Of Financial Disaster

The United States has saved itself just in the nick of time, but China doesn't care, as it downgraded the U.S.'s financial rating.

Mexico Auto Sales September 2013: Fewer Selling Days Cuts Monthly Sales 2%, But First Nine Months Volume Highest Since 2008 Auto Crisis

The weather and the calendar seemed to conspire against the country's car business last month.

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