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New York Fed President William Dudley said that financial instability, itself, was reducing the effectiveness of monetary policy.

Tourism spending has largely stayed higher than GDP growth since about mid-2010.

The global sell-off continued Monday, after China's central bank announced efforts to systematically slow down its growth rate.

[UPDATE 2:20 p.m. EDT] Ecuador President Rafael Correa made his first public statement on Edward Snowden, via Twitter.

Check out the latest map. What's more, the U.S. ranks below most European countries and Canada.

Rajaratnam was convicted in 2011 for massive securities fraud in the biggest-ever U.S. hedge fund insider trading scheme.

To combat movie piracy in Asia, Disney and Sony are experimenting with offering on-demand streaming of movies like "Django Unchained" and "Brave" while they're still running in theaters.

A large wildfire spreading over 114 miles in the Colorado mountains has forced more than 1,500 people to evacuate the South Fork, Colo., area.

With two landmark cases for gay marriage equality awaiting a decision at the United States Supreme Court (Scotus) on Monday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) red equal sign is back on social media in a brand new way.

The Texas House has tentatively approved an abortion bill that would ban the procedure after 20 weeks while adding new restrictions.

The global retail coffee brewer has only reported a taxable profit once in 15 years of operating in the U.K.

A surveillance video captured a runaway shopping cart killing a 66-year-old woman in China on Friday.

The reason behind the name North West has finally been revealed, a week after Kim Kardashian gave birth to her first daughter

Where in the world is Edward Snowden? Has he taken a different route, or is he in custody?

In its first-ever private fund investment, USAID has committed $100 million for India's clean energy sector.

Citi is already present in other Middle Eastern countries, like Qatar, Kuwait and Egypt, but would be the first American bank in Iraq.

Cornell University researcher Margaret Smith emphasizes the scientific facts about GMO safety, but understands public concerns.

Gold prices are expected to drop lower this week as a sell-off in gold ETFs continues and after Goldman Sachs lowered forecasts for 2013 and 2014.

An American executive has been detained at his factory near Beijing for the past four days by workers demanding severance packages.

This week’s U.S. data releases are likely to highlight the current contrast between trends in the industrial and household sectors.

With Europe and Asia down about 1% Mon., U.S. traders are anticipating a bumpy start to the week.