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The rise of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement is the Republican Party's worst nightmare. It’s an objective data point that no amount of liberal-bashing, Obama-bashing or jingoist appeal to patriotism can blot out: The U.S. economic system of corporate capitalism might need economic and fiscal reforms.

Asia's gold buyers trimmed purchases as prices rebounded, but demand is expected to stay firm as India approaches key festivals next week, underpinning sentiment in the precious metal.

If there's nothing to fear but fear itself, as President Franklin Roosevelt contended during the Great Depression, then the world economy in 2011 has reached an interesting juncture between sentiment and reality.

China's economic expansion slowed in the third quarter to its weakest pace in more than two years as euro-debt strains and a sluggish U.S. economy took a toll, but healthy domestic drivers suggest little room to relax monetary policy near term.

China's economic expansion slowed in the third quarter to its weakest pace in more than two years as euro-debt strains and a sluggish U.S. economy took a toll, but healthy domestic drivers suggest little room to relax monetary policy near term.

China's economic expansion slowed in the third quarter to its weakest pace since early 2009 as euro-debt strains and a sluggish U.S. economy took a toll, but healthy domestic drivers suggest little room to relax monetary policy near term.

European stock index futures rose 1 percent and the euro held near a 1-month high Monday after France and Germany said over the weekend they were making good progress on a plan to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis and recapitalize its banks.

Canadian manufacturing sales rose almost three times higher than expected in August and offered more evidence that the economy is on track for modest growth in the third quarter after a slump in the second.

Stocks rallied at the open on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, led by optimism the euro zone will continue to make progress toward a solution to its debt crisis.

Retail sales rebounded in September at their fastest pace in seven months as consumers shook off some of their concerns about stock market drops and political gridlock, potentially giving new momentum to the weak economic recovery.

Stock index futures rose on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, propelled by strong earnings from Google Inc. and hopes the Eurozone will continue progress toward a solution to its debt crisis.

Investors tiring of the Eurozone's debt crisis dragging the market all over the place are hoping to focus on something else next week -- earnings.

Gold prices booked two gains in a row Thursday and silver surged after the European Central Bank and Britain's central bank acted to protect the continent's staggering banks.

Signs of a U.S. recession, if not a global recession, are multiplying daily -- so much so that the cover on the latest issue of The Economist shows a black hole with the words, Be Afraid.

Global stocks closed their worst quarter in nearly three years on Friday on nagging concerns about the world economy and the lack of a credible solution to Europe's debt crisis.

Gold prices gained steadily if modestly Friday as demand from India and bargain hunting offset a resumption of investor flight to dollar liquidity.

Amazon said the Kindle Fire tablet will cost $199, well below the industry-leading Apple iPad, which starts at $499. Now the world's largest online retailer says it'll use brick-and-mortar stores including Best Buy and Staples to help sell its new Kindle Fire tablet, expected to be released Nov. 15.

With iPhones being all the hype on the market right now, do we have a need for devices purely serving our musical needs anymore? Why buy iPods when iPhones do it all and more?

More U.S. retailers looking for fresh markets are turning to Canada, lured by their northern neighbor's resilient economy, strong currency and the familiarity with their brands.

Arch West, creator of Doritos, died last week of natural causes in Dallas. He was 97.

Two significant speeches from senior Reserve Bank officials in the past day or so have added to the arguments and view the central bank has about the current state and direction of the Australian economy, which appeared in this week's minutes of the September 6 RBA board meeting.