How far can central banks go?
Hurricane Sandy brought widespread power outages to New York City residents on Monday, as a Con Edison power plant in lower Manhattan exploded.
The Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam inaugurated a new commuter rail system on Monday, working within a limited budget.
The NY Stock Exchange has unexpectedly shut down more than 100 times in the past century, due to events from blizzards to war.
UBS currently employs a total workforce of about 64,000, about 6,600 in the United Kingdom
Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) eased monetary policy for the second straight month by expanding asset purchases.
Crude oil prices declined and hovered above $85 a barrel in Asia Tuesday as demand reduced in the U.S. because of Superstorm Sandy.
South Korea’s current account surplus on a seasonally adjusted basis dropped in September compared to the previous month indicating that the weakening global demand is affecting the country’s economy.
U.S. stock markets will be closed Tuesday for the second continuous day as Hurricane Sandy, Atlantic’s Ocean’s biggest-ever tropical storm, hit the east coast Monday.
Japan’s industrial output dropped in September compared to the previous month in an indication of the faltering economy of the country and soft global demand.
A Russian ship carrying 700 tons of gold ore and 11 crewmembers went missing off of the coast of Russia Sunday
Here comes a pre-election surprise: The Labor Department could delay the closely watched October jobs report.
Meteoreologists using the fastest supercomputers, software and satellites track Hurricane Sandy trying to forecast danger and damage.
Yoselyn Ortega, the nanny accused of murdering two children in her care, woke up in the hospital on Sunday.
As discussions for how a third bailout of recession-ravaged Greece would occur, positions against imposing further haircuts are coming into focus.
Crude oil prices declined to below $86 a barrel in Asia Monday as concerns increased about Hurricane Sandy affecting normal life in the U.S. east coast.
US stock markets will be closed Monday as market participants and regulators are worried about the hazardous conditions developing as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
Japan’s retail sales rose less than expected in September indicating that consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity, continues to falter.
Asian stock markets mostly advanced Monday as better-than-expected reading on the U.S. economic activity data lifted sentiment.
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told New Yorkers Sunday to be afraid, be very afraid, of Hurricane Sandy.
Flip-flopping more than any presidential candidate on the campaign trail, the New York Stock Exchange actually will be closed Monday.
Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange have both said they plan to remain open Monday despite the impending arrival of Hurricane Sandy.
The cease-fire between the Syrian Army and opposition forces has failed amid reports of car bombings, artillery fire and airstrikes in Damascus.
Is the fashion world -- Thom Browne, de la Renta, von Furstenberg, and others -- snubbing the Republican candidate’s wife, Ann Romney?
U.S. companies announced thousands of layoffs last week, including many on Friday, despite economic growth.
Asian stock markets ended on a negative note last week as the disappointing corporate earnings from the major companies in the U.S. and Asia weighed on the sentiment and suggested that the global economic growth momentum continued to falter.
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on the Muslims to kidnap westerners as a means to free the imprisoned jihadists and to restart the Egyptian revolution, the SITE Intelligence Group has reported.
Indian companies have created 50,000 jobs in the U.S. while the Indian investment in the country grew 20 fold in 10 years to $27 billion in 2010, making the economic relationship between both the countries “very much a two-way street,” says Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Friday were Gevo Inc, Dreamworks Animation SKG inc, MICROS Systems Inc, Loral Space And Communications and TripAdvisor Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Gaiam Inc, The Savannah BancorpI nc, People’s United Financial Inc and Zynga Inc.
With China’s manufacturing activity continuing to remain in contraction, market participants have renewed their call for urgent policy easing measures in the coming months to attain a firmer growth recovery.
