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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 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'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.

In Mexico City, an auto parts company expects to ride a resurgent U.S. auto industry to $1 billion in annual revenue by 2016.

The U.S. trade deficit plunged in February as both imports and exports sank.

The Commerce Department reports on the February U.S. trade deficit at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Thursday.

For Mariam Matiashvili, Georgia's crumbling tourist trade is a health risk.

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

US factories expanded last month at the slowest pace in a year, as orders, production, and hiring all declined.

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.

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.