The economic indicators are inching up worldwide, but slowly, and progress was particularly slow in the euro zone.
U.S. consumer sentiment will also be in focus this week.
The United States visits Jamaica in World Cup qualifying action.
Key politicians, whose job requires an endless and wearying array of public appearances, are bound to make some embarrassing gaffes.
Bundesbank says the worst may be over for the euro zone crisis, but "continuing structural problems" weigh on progress.
Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) gets new Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware update that allows users to move apps to external storage.
The United States meet Jamaica in World Cup qualifying on Friday looking to avenge their defeat there last year.
Zenit St Petersburg forward Hulk has revealed there is interest in him from Chelsea.
U.S. stock futures edged higher on Thursday after falling steeply in the previous session.
Liverpool are said to be pursuing Shakhtar Donetsk’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition will celebrate the car's legacy and will be available this fall.
Led by strong GDP growth in Indonesia and the Philippines, office rents are rising in ASEAN’s major economies.
The EU has decided to tax Chinese solar panel imports after much deliberation and an investigation, a move that could spark retaliation from China.
Germany's BASF wants to solidify its footprint in Asia-Pacific with a major research base for chemical production.
Ahead of the release of the U.S. trade deficit report, U.S. stock futures point to slightly lower open on Tuesday.
China's manufacturing sector is still shrinking, but at a slower pace than last year.
EU regulators will levy fines on nine companies for blocking the free flow and sale of generic drugs.
Four countries, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, are all under watch for potentially worsening conditions.
Turks have lived in Germany for at least five decades, originally invited by the government as guest workers.
Here's what qualifies as good news about European manufacturing: It's not shrinking as fast as it had been for the past 22 months.
U.S. stock futures point to mixed open on Monday as markets await manufacturing data.
The United States meets Germany in an international friendly in Washington DC.