ECONOMY & MARKETS

The first half of 2013 saw record UK-to-Switzerland gold flows, as refineries transformed gold into a form acceptable to Asian buyers.

Growth slowed to 4.3% in Q2, as the country fights to stem the recent widespread emerging market sell-off.

Muslims are also less likely to attain higher levels of education in India than their Sikh and Hindu counterparts.

Globally recognized brands, for one thing, which the country's economy sorely needs.

Ecuador's decision to drill in a protected Amazon park has made the country the latest site of social upheaval in Latin America.

Investors are awaiting the July Fed minutes, and will look for clues regarding Asian economic strength.

Pakistan has invited Thailand, which has slipped into recession, to invest in its crippled infrastructure and energy sectors.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge reportedly offered the go-ahead for the plan that will put the company on target to exit bankruptcy in about two weeks.

Paris Hilton, Joe Biden, Mel Gibson and FBI Director Robert Mueller are among the other big names targeted in the scam.

Commercial real estate development lagged significantly in 2013 and traditionally picks up after the residential housing recovery.

The U.S. budget battle will escalate once Congress returns from its August recess. Oh, joy.

Just 18 minutes of minimum-wage work in Australia earns you a Big Mac, but in Afghanistan and India it takes around 6 hours.

China extends a welcome to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, a man in need of allies.

The comings and goings of the Federal Open Market Committee could confuse markets about the direction of Fed policy.

On Tuesday, U.S. and Canadian apparel companies are scheduled to meet in Chicago to initiate the implementation of a five-year safety plan.

The wait for the release of the FOMC meeting minutes could keep U.S. stocks rangebound.

The rupee, on Tuesday, hit a fresh record low, worsening the sell-off in local stock markets, and laying bare the economy's weak spots.

The state's tech companies are uniting against a new state sales tax on computer software services, claiming it is a threat to jobs.

Credit card balances are falling for both good and bad reasons.

Anti-corruption measures, a slowing economy and oversupply are hurting China's luxury hotels.

Thailand has become the latest emerging market to be hit by falling growth. But its central bank will likely leave interest rates unchanged.

The SADC has called for Western sanctions to be lifted in order to ease Zimbabwe's suffering.

The plunging Indian rupee hit a fresh low, dragging down the country's stock markets while benchmark bond yields hit multi-year highs.

Investors have taken a cautious stance ahead of the release of the Fed minutes on Wednesday.

Beaches in Florida’s Miami-Dade and Broward counties are running low on their most characteristic commodity: sand.

Containerized cargo volume at the two busiest ports in the U.S. headed in different directions last month.

Next week's focus will be on the July FOMC minutes, Jackson Hole symposium and China's August HSBC flash manufacturing PMI.

Thailand offers a 30 billion baht subsidy to help offset a plunge in rubber prices.

With two of Japan's nuclear reactors down for servicing, the nation is looking for LNG that is readily available.