ECONOMY & MARKETS

Auto sales in China rebounded after a September tax break -- one of the many easing measures taken by Beijing to check the economic downturn.

The Chinese online retailer sold goods worth over $14 billion on China's Singles' Day, and said it plans to take the shopping festival global.

Police fired tear gas at protesters throwing gasoline bombs Thursday during a nationwide strike following the acceptance of a third bailout.

Federal Reserve officials including Chairwoman Janet Yellen are scheduled to speak Thursday, and with a rate hike looking likely, their remarks will be closely scrutinized.

The military and Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party have agreed to hold negotiations after the final results of Myanmar's elections, expected later this month.

After an earlier ruling that the airline's cabin workers' strike wasn't defined well enough, a judge said they are in compliance with the law.

The European Central Bank could expand or extend its quantitative easing program next month, but you wouldn't know it based on Mario Draghi's comments Wednesday.

Hillary Clinton opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but the trade pact includes an exemption for a future national infrastructure bank, which she enthusiastically supports.

As employment in the U.K. expands to a record high, the Bank of England is mulling its first rate hike since 2007.

Retailers may be forced to offer massive discounts during Black Friday sales events unless they clear the goods piling up on their shelves, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Suu Kyi, whose political party is headed for an election victory, will have to share power with Myanmar's military, which will maintain control of key ministries.

Daniel Craig and Kevin Spacey helped "hand-chopping" shoppers spend $4.5 billion in 75 minutes.

Sen. Marco Rubio voiced his support for vocational education programs during the Republican primary debate.

Gov. Bobby Jindal was pressed about his state's economic troubles during the Republican debate Tuesday.

“In the long run, they wouldn’t be able to survive,” said Andrea Balda, a political science specialist at Universidad Casa Grande in Madrid.

Portugal's shortest-lived government was voted out Tuesday by an alliance of left parties and the Socialist Party.

This year, online retailers are pulling out all the stops to ensure sales continue to boom -- but can it withstand China's economic slowdown?

Election observers say polling was credible and transparent as the country looks to end 50 years of military rule.

Corporate spending on share buybacks and dividends will rise next year faster than research investments, Goldman's top equity analyst said in a note Monday.

The Markit China Business Outlook survey shows business sentiment is waning as the country copes with an economic slowdown.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says global growth is expected to gain speed in 2016 and 2017, despite China's slowing GDP.

Europe's Financial Stability Board has recommended that the world's largest banks create financial buffers to save taxpayers from paying for expensive bailouts in the future.

The British prime minister is set to formalize the country's demands and secure reforms in order to convince voters to stay in the European Union.

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose NLD party said it had won 70 percent of the vote, struck a confident, conciliatory tone Monday.

Eric Rosengren has in the past spoken about his preference for not waiting too long for a rate hike for fear of falling behind the curve.

Low crude prices will likely continue, as Saudi officials said they have no plans to reduce oil drilling.

Ahead of a crucial European Central Bank meeting in December, Bank of France chief François Villeroy de Galhau praised monetary stimulus.

Unless the world adopts fast, inclusive and smart development, over 100 million people will be living in extreme poverty by 2030.

A key indicator of economic health, business travel is forecast to rise by more than 6 percent in Europe next year, according to a new study.