ECONOMY & MARKETS

China’s new trade zone will be a test ground for financial, trade and investment reforms. But doubts remain.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, blasts Senate Democrats for waiting until Monday to vote.

Chuck Hagel criticizes Congress’ inaction as “really dangerously shortsighted.”

The latest governing crisis in Italy could lead to snap parliamentary elections.

Wise investors should keep one eye on U.S. budget / debt talks in Washington and one on the price of oil.

The government shutdowns in late 1995 and early 1996 inflicted considerable economic costs, as federal workers were hit with delays in pay.

The focus next week will be on the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, the ECB and BoJ interest-rate decisions, Japan’s Tankan survey and sales-tax hike, and China’s PMI data.

The vast desert country hopes to see output of 300,000 barrels per day by 2015.

But you might want to move to Maryland. A new study ranks states by how women-friendly they are.

The EU’s economic-sentiment indicator in September rose above its long-term average for the first time since July 2011.

A report on consumption and spending trends will be watched for an understanding of the nation's economic health.

Myanmar leaders and experts speak to the type of "responsible investment" that is needed in the world's next frontier.

China is currently sitting on a local government debt time bomb and the clock is ticking.

In the past week, the cost to insure U.S. government debt has increased greatly, amid the battle over raising the debt ceiling.

Core consumer inflation hit 0.8 percent in August over a year earlier, the government announced Friday.

The tech/engineering-based oil and gas boom in the U.S. has helped lower foreign imports. And the trend continues.

Goldman Sachs analysts wrote that markets seem less fearful about looming government dysfunction than they were in previous years.

According to an economic analyst, you should brace yourself for "pathological speculative activity and rapid balance sheet expansion."

Shanghai home prices that were already on the climb this year just leaped 30% in two weeks on the free trade zone news.

Angola wants domestic companies to help drive its $23 billion investment in electricity over the next few years.

Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana and Zambia are among the African nations adjusting to the continent's surge in Islamic banking.

Consumer spending, investment and trade fell short of estimates but a rebound in household income was the silver lining.

Economic data including GDP, jobless claims and home sales data are coming up while the debt ceiling question continues to dent sentiment.

Vietnam's low-cost carrier VietJet will acquire upto 100 single-aisle A320 jets from Airbus.

Just two years after Moody's downgraded the U.S. credit rating, political infighting raises the spectre of another downgrade.

The Southeast Asian nation needs to bring 70,000 more skilled foreign workers to keep up with growth.

Because of BAE Systems' Middle Eastern government clients, it likely will fare better than rivals vulnerable to cuts in U.S. military spending.

Iron ore prices may fall with demand but major iron companies are using this as an opportunity to squeeze out other competition.

Suppliers are forced to deliver the goods at set prices and volumes, even if commodities prices fluctuate significantly.