Economic Indicators

Import growth outpaced that of exports in October in Germany, narrowing the trade surplus of Europe's largest economy.

South Korean prosecutors have charged four people with illegally importing North Korean coal via Russia in violation of U.N. sanctions.

A leading facility services company says it will shut down operations in 13 countries as it tries to boost growth and simplify its business.

Dressed as Father Christmas, a man dozes off while sitting in a supermarket in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.

Statistics show Turkey's economy slowed in the third quarter of 2018, hit by high inflation and a currency crisis.

China summoned the U.S. ambassador to Beijing to protest Canada's detention of a senior executive of Chinese electronics giant Huawei at Washington's behest, demanding the U.S. cancel the order for her arrest.

Asian markets were broadly lower Monday after China protested the arrest of a senior executive of Chinese electronics giant Huawei, who is suspected of trying to evade U.S. trade curbs on Iran.

Japan's economy shrank at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent in July-September, a worse contraction than preliminary data indicated last month.

China has summoned the Canadian ambassador to protest the detention of a top executive of leading Chinese tech giant Huawei, calling it "unreasonable, unconscionable, and vile in nature" and warning of "grave consequences" if she is not released.

The Latest on the arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei in Canada (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

Mexico's new government has detailed plans to build an oil refinery in the home state of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and to renovate six others as the oil-producing country attempts to lower its dependence on imported fuel.

Paris monuments are reopening, cleanup workers are out on the streets and shop owners are trying to put the city on its feet again, after new protests and rioting injured 71 people in the French capital and caused widespread damage.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 1,000 points at the close of last week’s trading session.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is warning lawmakers they could take Britain into "uncharted waters" and trigger a general election if they reject her Brexit deal in a crucial parliamentary vote this week.

Sam Paschel is the CEO of Zero Motorcycles Inc., a privately-held company based in Scotts Valley, California, that designs and makes electric motorcycles and powertrains, including fleet vehicles for police and the military.

Brady’s comments come on the heel of the Department of Labor’s November jobs report.

Eager for a historic trade agreement, President Donald Trump is claiming done deals with China that aren't measuring up to the hype.

General Motors' planned shutdown of its Detroit-Hamtramck plant would leave only one auto assembly factory in the city known for "putting America on wheels," but the closure and job losses are not expected to stall-out Detroit's comeback since its 2014 bankruptcy exit.

The International Monetary Fund says it has approved a three-year loan of about $3.7 billion for Angola, which seeks to diversify its economy and curb corruption after a new president took office last year.

Hungarian trade unions are protesting a government plan to raise workers' allowable overtime from 250 to 400 hours a year and the relaxing of other labor rules to offset Hungary's growing labor shortage.