China

Chief financial officers (CFOs) at some of North America’s largest corporations are not feeling very optimistic about the economy.

China stocks extended gains on Thursday after the previous session's 2 percent jump, as markets took comfort in the likely prospect that U.S. interest rates will rise at a slower pace.

China stocks enjoyed their best day in a month, with main indexes jumping more than 2 percent, as the mainland market joined a global rally after U.S. Federal Reserve remarks hosed down expectations of imminent interest rate hikes.

China stocks gave up early gains as a late afternoon slide in property shares wiped out initial optimism triggered by encouraging industrial profit data released over the weekend.

China's main stock indexes fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday to their lowest levels in nearly two weeks, as gains from a rally of more than 10 percent off February lows continued to dwindle with no stimulus in sight.

China's main stock indexes edged up on Friday, recording small gains for the week as the market's month-long, 10-percent rebound loses momentum.

China stocks fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, led by resources shares, after state media reported that 35 domestic brokerages have resumed short-selling business following a long hiatus.

BEIJING (AP) — China's central bank governor rolls out new efforts to dispel anxiety about China's cooling economy.

China stocks ended Friday slightly higher, reversing initial losses, as the banking sector regained some composure in late afternoon trading.

China stocks fell roughly 2 percent on Thursday, led by banking and energy shares, as investors interpreted data showing consumer inflation rising faster than forecast as largely negative for an economy struggling to find momentum.

What do the economy and the markets have in store for us next week? Here are five things to look for.

Japan is now the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, knocking China out of first place. Economic policies in Japan are keeping interest rates near record lows there, and Japanese investors have put more money in the U.S., whose Treasury bonds offer higher yields.

While the knee-jerk reaction is to blame the Fed for the recent turbulence in emerging markets, a closer look reveals a number of other factors.

Deflation may be public enemy #1 for the Federal Reserve.       

Bernanke,T. Boone Pickens, Larry Summers & Chuck Hagel top SALT's power players. 

China continues to display an appetite for U.S. government debt, expanding its holdings of Treasurys to a record of $1.317 trillion in November.

The 2016 candidates for president react to the China sparked global market selloff. 

China's central bank issued a slew of measures on Tuesday to support steady growth of industries as the economic slowdown weighed on a spectrum of sectors.

Despite Washington's shenanigans, China and other foreign investors have little choice but to continue buying U.S. debt. 

Qualcomm said it will cooperate with the investigation and that it is not aware of any charge it has violated the anti-monopoly law.