Economic Indicators

The damage occurred as Alaska attempts to recover from a lengthy recession brought on by lower oil prices and fiscal discord among state lawmakers.

Key Venezuelan opposition leaders are urging the Bank of England not to hand over $550 million worth of gold reserves requested by President Nicolas Maduro.

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Stocks climbed again Friday as investors waited for President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China to meet and discuss trade, a meeting they hope will start to resolve the nations' trade dispute.

Stocks are wobbling ahead of the highly-anticipating trade meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China.

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said Friday that the Federal Reserve won’t wind up raising interest rates as projected.

President Donald Trump is hailing a revised North American trade deal as if nothing existed before it.

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Argentine officials are distancing themselves from the U.S. version of how they view China trade after a meeting during the Group of 20 summit.

U.N. climate conference host Poland is planning to open a new coal mine next year as demand for energy grows.

Faced with seesawing commodity prices and the pressure to be more efficient and environmentally friendly, farmer Jamie Butler is trying out a new worker on his 450-acre farm in England's Hampshire countryside.

The U.S., Mexico and Canada signed the deal at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.

China has been seen as the world leader in the battle to cut carbon emissions and prevent a global environmental catastrophe, after President Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris agreement on global climate change in 2017.

Share prices were mixed Friday in Asia ahead of the planned meeting by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 major economies summit this weekend.

Pakistan's currency has plunged further as the country is mired in a financial crisis and seeking an $8 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund.

Official figures show that the recent fall in oil prices has pushed down inflation across the 19-country eurozone.

U.S. consumers may be getting ready to pay a little extra for their next car purchase as President Trump revs up threats of 25% tariffs on imported cars.

South Korea has sent rail cars and dozens of officials to North Korea for joint surveys on northern railway sections the countries hope someday to connect with the South.

A measure of China's factory activity slipped to its lowest level in more than two years in November, adding to pressure on Beijing amid a tariff battle with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The three sides have bickered over the wording and the finer points of the deal and still had not agreed just hours before officials were due to sit down and sign it.