In new move to ease currency controls, China will allow banks to set exchange rates
China has announced a new step toward easing its tight currency controls, allowing banks to set their own exchange rates in dealings with customers.
Global stocks higher after US, China gives signs of stronger growth
World stocks were mostly higher Wednesday on improved U.S. and Chinese economic activity.
China, South Korea summit to enhance already strong ties with currency exchange, trade talks
The economic relationship between China and South Korea looks like it couldn't be better as Xi Jinping arrives in Seoul Thursday for his first presidential visit to the Korean Peninsula.
Asia shares lackluster despite upbeat data, as caution reigns following euphoric 2nd quarter
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday as investors shrugged off signs that Chinese manufacturing is regaining momentum.
Asian stocks slip on rebound doubts after US spending, China industrial profit reports
Asian stocks slumped Friday after a reports showed weak U.S. consumer spending and slowing Chinese industrial profit growth, casting doubts on whether the world's two biggest economies can rebound.
Asia stocks trace Wall Street gains on hopes of US bounce after poor 1Q GDP data
Asian stocks rose Thursday, tracing gains on Wall Street, where shares shrugged off a poor quarterly economic report as a blip and instead factored in rebounding growth even as policymakers maintain ultralow interest rates.
Ni hao, y'all: Alabama among states attracting jobs and investment from Chinese companies
Burdened with Alabama's highest unemployment rate, long abandoned by textile mills and furniture plants, Wilcox County desperately needs jobs.
Mutual funds that focused on the biggest stocks, US investments led the way this year
Go big and stay home.
Why smaller stocks' struggles in 2014 are making some small-cap investors more optimistic
This year has felt like a hangover for owners of small-cap stock funds.
Among the most popular areas of mutual fund investing is one of its least understood
They're hot, yet many investors have no idea what they do.
Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Halts Withdrawals After Cyber Attack
Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp temporarily halted withdrawals and deposits due to a cyber attack that caps off a rocky stretch for the crypto currency.
Japan's trade deficit widens as export growth slows, imports outpace forecasts
Japan's trade deficit widened to its largest level in five months in July, as exports slowed thanks to faltering demand in China and other key markets, and imports fell by less than forecast.
Japan trade deficit slimmer in May on lower oil costs, but export growth slows
Japan's trade deficit narrowed sharply in May from a year earlier because of lower costs for imported oil and gas, but exports also slowed as demand softened in China.
Strong economy, dollar and Cuba breakthrough give US a chance to regain clout in Latin America
In Mexico City, an auto parts company expects to ride a resurgent U.S. auto industry to $1 billion in annual revenue by 2016.
US trade deficit falls 16.9 pct in February to $35.4 billion as imports and exports decline
The U.S. trade deficit plunged in February as both imports and exports sank.
US trade deficit expected to be unchanged in February
The Commerce Department reports on the February U.S. trade deficit at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Thursday.
Georgians suffer fallout from trouble in Russia, Ukraine; opposition calls for mass protest
For Mariam Matiashvili, Georgia's crumbling tourist trade is a health risk.
US trade deficit expected to have fallen in January
The Commerce Department reports on the U.S. trade deficit for January.
US manufacturers expanded last month at slowest pace in a year as orders, hiring weaken
US factories expanded last month at the slowest pace in a year, as orders, production, and hiring all declined.
Japan trade deficit narrows in October, as exports of ships, machinery, vehicles accelerate
Japan's trade deficit contracted in October as exports of cars, ships and steel picked up pace and falling oil prices cut into costs for imports.