ECONOMY & MARKETS

But, the ECB's Mario Draghi said the 'risk of an extreme event' had reduced and that capital flows had resumed to non-core economies.

If South Africa's domestic economy continues to falter, fast-growing markets elsewhere on the continent could become even more attractive.

India's wholesale price inflation, or WPI, rose more than expected in August hurting chances of a key policy rate cut later this week.

The president has accepted Lawrence Summers’ decision to withdraw from consideration as Federal Reserve chairman.

Bank-sponsored events are off the agenda as Summers’ waits to see if he’ll be nominated as the next Fed chief.

The U.S. president will tout gains of 7.5 million jobs since early 2010. Great, but the U.S. lost 8.7 million.

As Barclays put it, next week may be the beginning of the end of “abnormalnomics.”

The pending launch of a Shanghai free-trade zone aimed at testing Chinese economic reforms has analysts cautiously buzzing.

Protests in rural Colombia have prompted President Santos to announce reforms affecting coffee growers -- and buyers.

Even though the reduction in Fed stimulus will come as no surprise, next week is key for the gold market.

This may be Africa’s moment: Consider that mining may be one of the least of its many potentially lucrative assets and attributes.

Following the retail sales release, Barclays downgraded U.S. third-quarter gross domestic product growth from 1.6 percent to 1.5 percent.

An import terminal for liquified natural gas could counter Ghana's fast-growing energy demands.

Second-quarter employment data showed that job cuts are slowing, but an upturn in the labor market is still distant.

Investors remain transfixed on economic data, the Fed's next move next week, and the Syrian crisis.

The revised industrial production number is further evidence of a strengthening economy.

Reduced production in Libya and Nigeria has contributed to a rise in oil prices, but increased production elsewhere may reverse that.

Twitter filed for its highly anticipated IPO Thursday. But the new JOBs act allows details of the filing to be secret another three weeks.

The United States, which ranked 10th on the Economic Freedom Index, scored 76, the lowest it has scored since 2000.

However, the U.S. government said the surprising claims drop is linked to computer-related delays.

Put it in the category of a disappointment: industrial production in the euro zone fell in July, after analysts had predicted no change.

Investors remain watchful ahead of economic data, with one eye fixed firmly on Syrian negotiations in Geneva.

Bank Indonesia surprises with second policy rate hike in only two weeks as it works to defend its depreciating currency.

Imported coal is piling up at Indian ports while key exporters such as Indonesia struggle to deal with the problems of its top buyer - India.

The five wealthiest Chinese now have a combined fortune rivaling that of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Incomes for the top 1 percent have almost fully recovered from the Great Recession, while bottom 99 percent incomes have hardly even started.

At its final scheduled consumer conference for the year, McDonald’s highlighted initiatives and reflected on an uninspiring year.

Shell is in talks with Nigeria's Bodo community, five years after two massive oil spills destroyed livelihoods there.

About 11 million people are affected by a severe food crises in the African Sahel, with no end in sight.