Currencies

The Commerce Department reports on the U.S. trade deficit for September.

As if the global economy didn't have enough troubles, it looks like Germany, Europe's traditional growth engine, risks falling into recession — or growth so weak it holds back the entire euro currency union's weak recovery.

China's exports grew more than forecast in August while imports shrank unexpectedly for the second month in a row, a reminder of the fragile recovery in the world's No.

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Factory activity in New York increased slightly in May, as manufacturers are beginning to adapt to the challenges caused by a stronger dollar and restrained consumer spending.

U.S. factories expanded last month at a weaker pace, with orders growing more slowly and hiring essentially flat.

A closely watched survey is showing that manufacturers across the 19-country eurozone are getting more optimistic about the future and are boosting hiring.

The Institute for Supply Management reports on a survey about U.S. manufacturing production, orders and other activity in January.

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG has reported "stable" or flat sales for the first nine months of 2013 but says the results show strong demand for its cancer drugs and emerging new products.

Sony will spin off its video-and-sound business into a separate company and shrink its headquarters as part of a three-year turnaround plan.

U.S. businesses expect their sales will rebound in the next three months after a sluggish first quarter, and they also plan to boost hiring and pay, according to a survey released Monday Just 49 percent of firms said their sales increased in the first three months of the year from last year's fourth quarter.

Chinese shares rebounded on stimulus hopes a day after gloomy first-quarter economic numbers while other Asian benchmarks were mixed.

U.S. businesses slowed their pace of hiring in March, a private survey found.

When Antanas Zubavicius turns the light on in his run-down house, it's the only light for miles.

Most major Asian stock markets rose Friday after U.S. unemployment claims fell to an eight-year low and tensions over the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet eased.

Key issues facing the United States and China as the Asian nation's leader, Xi Jinping, makes his first U.S. state visit since becoming president in 2013.

In a few short years, if everything goes according to plan, Egypt will have new megaprojects, special investment zones and power plants fueled by the largest offshore gas field in the Mediterranean.

China's main stock market index has fallen for a fourth day, plunging 7.6 percent to an eight-month low.

Kazakhstan's currency recovered some of its recent losses against the dollar Monday with a 15 percent rise, even as the country's stock market slumped.