ECONOMY & MARKETS

Bitcoin is the most popular form of digital cryptocurrency, with users able to transact in relative anonymity.

Data released Thursday showed that Japanese exports fell for the first time in over a year in October -- the latest in a series of weak data coming from the world's third-largest economy.

The non-economic statement is a rare one for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group.

The global economic gap between the sexes could take more than 100 years to close, the World Economic Forum says.

U.S. stocks closed with gains of more than 1 percent on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve October meeting showed a solid core of officials rallied behind a possible December rate hike.

Notes from the Federal Reserve's October meeting show most of the committee thought conditions "could well be met" for a year-end rate hike.

The States at Risk project, launched Wednesday, found the majority of U.S. states are doing little to defend themselves from the threats of climate change.

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday despite lackluster U.S. home construction data.

After the terror attacks in Paris, security and defense companies are likely to see increased spending for munitions, drones and other weapons.

U.S. President Barack Obama is championing urgent measures on climate change, ahead of a global meet in Paris.

Obama made the remarks after a meeting with Philippine President Benigno Aquino as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit got underway in Manila on Wednesday.

The minutes, to be released later Wednesday, are likely to provide a snapshot of internal debate within the Federal Open Market Committee, and offer clues to the pace of a possible rate hike in December.

The long-expected move gives Clinton another powerful ally in her bid to win the Democratic presidential nomination.

Data closely watched by the Federal Reserve's interest rate-setting committee showed prices increasing and U.S. factory output gaining strength.

Stock markets across Europe and Asia advanced strongly Tuesday, shrugging off the short-lived impact of Friday's attacks in Paris.

"There was an agreement on all the milestones ... whatever was required," Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said early Tuesday. The deal would unlock $12.8 billion in aid to the cash-strapped nation.

The Philippines and some of its neighbors are fighting China's claims to most of the South China Sea.

The Tokyo stock index on Tuesday made up all of Monday's declines.

Financial markets, unpredictable as always, show few clear patterns in the aftermath of incidents like the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris.

In the July-September period, the GDP of the world’s third-largest economy shrank by an annualized 0.8 percent, according to government data released Monday.

Terrorism and geopolitics will color discussions usually centered on economies and trade.

Analysts expect declines will be short, while crude oil rose on speculation that supply from the Middle East may be disrupted.

Asian financial markets, the first to open since the attacks Friday night, were down Monday morning.

The New York Stock Exchange said it would hold a minute of silence for the victims of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris.

As French leaders seek to minimize the economic fallout, their most instructive lessons may come from the U.S. response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The global economy remains very much a mixed bag for investors, with the United States looking like it may hike interest rates for the first time since 2006 next month.

Tourism and related industries may take a hit while so-called safe havens like Treasurys could get a bump.

Tour operators brace for cancellations in France but analysts expect global markets to recover quickly.

Nick Alexander, 36, was among more than 80 people killed at a performance by a California group called Eagles of Death Metal.