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China Factory Growth Slips In August

China's factories ran at their slowest rate for 39 months in August while a double-digit rise in fixed asset investment showed that infrastructure spending remained key to economic growth.

Yangtze River Turns Red: Photos Of China's Once Golden, Now Scarlet Pathway [PICTURES]

The Yangtze River, the third longest river in the world, sometimes called the "golden watercourse," mysteriously blushed for the first time on Sept. 6. Residents in the surrounding area near the city of Chongqing, where the Yangtze connects to the Jialin River, literally stopped in their tracks when they noticed their once golden river had turned a shocking shade of red. For photos of the once golden river, check out the pictures in the photo gallery.

Germany, Most Robust European Economy, Headed For Recession - Economists

Germany is currently seeing better-than-predicted GDP growth, low unemployment, and steady prices. Surprisingly, economists say a recession is around the corner.

China To Boost Growth With $127B Of Infrastructure Spending

China has unveiled plans to build dozens of new subway and inner-city rail transit links, data from the country's top economic planning agency show, in a new move to stimulate its slowing economy.

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Latin America's Five Most Competitive Countries (And One Slacker)

Chile retained its top spot among Latin American economies as the most economically competitive nation, while its neighbor to the east continued falling, according to a report from the World Economic Forum, which hosts the annual economic summit in Davos, Switzerland.

Afghanistan: Child Malnourishment At Disturbingly High Levels As Foreign Aid, Investment Eases

Afghanistan is ranked #11 is child mortality worldwide, as foreign investment in the country continues to drop and makes purchasing food even more difficult.

Global Manufacturing Weakens Further In August, More Easing Probably Won’t Spur Growth

Manufacturing downturns spared no one in August, surveys of purchasing executives showed, in the latest sign of weakness in the global economy. While the batch of gloomy data has boosted hopes for further central bank actions, some economists remain skeptical that there would be any significant effects.

A Chinese one yuan coin and a 100 yuan banknote are seen in this picture illustration taken in Beijing

China’s August Services Activity Declines To One-Year Low: HSBC PMI

China's services activity growth declined in August to the slowest pace in a year after the recovery in July, according to the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index released Wednesday.

Morocco’s Lethal Highways: Dozens Killed After Bus Plunges Into Ravine

Morocco has one of the world’s highest rates of traffic fatalities.

IT, Pharma Mutual Funds Top Performers in August

IT sector funds were the top performers in August among Indian mutual funds that focus on domestic stocks as lower valuations of the sector's shares after their sharp declines in July revived investor interest.

Morgan Stanley Cuts India's Economic Growth To 5.1%

Morgan Stanley Monday cut India's economic growth forecast to 5.1 percent from the previously projected 5.8 percent, citing low private investment and poor government finances.

Why India Should Adopt Urgent FDI Reforms

With India's economic growth faltering as a result of weak governance, policy paralysis and opposition to reforms, investors feel the urgent need to push for plans to allow foreign direct investment in financial sector and multi-brand retail trade.

India’s FY13 Growth Forecast Slashed To 5.1%

Morgan Stanley pared down India's economic growth forecast to 5.1 percent Monday, the lowest to be announced by any private forecaster in the fiscal year 2012/13. The financial services firm ascribed the low growth outlook to weak external demand, low private investment and poor government finances.

Week Ahead: Asian Stocks Likely To Fall On Weak China Data

Markets are expected to begin the week on a negative note after official data Saturday showed that Chinese manufacturing activity shrank for the first time in nine months, raising concerns over the growth slowdown in the world's second largest economy.

China’s Manufacturing Activity Declines To 9-Month Low In August, Says Official PMI

China's manufacturing activity declined in August compared to that in the previous month, increasing concerns over a slowdown in the economic growth of the country.

Bernanke's Jackson Hole Speech - Live Blog: Will He Or Won't He QE3?

Two years after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced plans for a massive second round of monetary stimulus -- so called QE2 -- at a yearly Fed summit in Jackson Hole, Wyo., the world's most powerful central banker returns, with markets primed for him to deliver on even more stimulus.

India?s Q1 GDP Growth Rises To 5.5%

India's economic growth rose in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2012-13 compared to the January-March quarter of the last fiscal, indicating that the country's economy is moderately improving though the soft global demand and the weak domestic policy measures have affected it.

India's Economic Growth Estimated Around Three-Year Low

India's GDP growth likely languished around its lowest in three years in the quarter that ended in June, offering no respite for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he struggles to escape from a series of political scandals that have paralysed his economic agenda.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the outlook for U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Capitol Hill

Ahead of Bernanke's Jackson Hole Speech, Anticipation and Disappointment

Market-watchers continued to use words like "anticipation," "expectations," "disappointment" and "excitement" Thursday, less than 24 hours ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that is being hyped up as a make-or-break moment for economic affairs in 2012.

Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos talks to journalists after a signature agreement ceremony held at Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon, Portugal

The African Autocrat You Never Heard Of: Why Dos Santos Is Likely To Win Again As Angola Votes

One of Africa's quietest dictators will be put to the test when the southern African country of Angola goes to the polls on Friday.

US Initial Jobless Claims Unchanged At 372,000, Higher Than Expected

More Americans than forecast filed applications for new jobless benefits last week, the Labor Dept. said Thursday, suggesting that the labor market is barely healing.

Chinese Banks' Bad Loan Nightmare

China's credit risk is probably much worse than the official non-performing loan (NPL) data suggests, according to Société Générale's China macro strategist Wei Yao.

Women Could Be The Key To Solving Africa's Food Production Problem

Female agricultural workers do not produce as much as their male counterparts in Africa, but fixing that problem could have a major impact in food shortages across the continent.

Asian Stocks Fall On Disappointing Japanese Data

Asian stock markets declined Thursday as the disappointing Japan retail sales data and the fading hopes for fresh measure by the Fed Reserve weighed on the sentiment.

Poverty Driving Madagascar’s Women Into Prostitution, While Foreign Workers Flourish

Prostitution is rising to dangerous levels in Madagascar, and this has become one of the most controversial signifiers of the country's political and economic breakdown over the last three years.

US 2Q GDP Revised Up To 1.7%, Stock Futures Point To Slight Gains

The U.S. economy expanded slightly faster than initially thought in the second quarter, but the pace of growth is still too slow to create enough jobs and drive down the unemployment. Economists are forecasting even slower growth in the second half of 2012, which will probably keep expectations of additional monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve intact.

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