ECONOMY & MARKETS

But Beijing rejected a next-door neighbor as a member of the new bank, citing worries about financial transparency.

Russia looks to rekindle Soviet-era trade ties to Africa under pressure from sanctions.

As budget cuts strain IRS programs, poor and elderly filers lose. Tax cheats win.

The RBI has cut rates twice this year, by a total 50 basis points, in a bid to bolster economic growth.

Striking employees are a minority of the Radio France workforce, but they're having a major impact on programming.

Crude prices rose Monday as Saudi Arabia moved to raise oil prices in Asia.

California Gov. Jerry Brown said on Sunday said the state's crippling drought crisis shows the climate phenomenon "is a wake-up call."

The ongoing decline in tourism has hurt Kenya in recent years.

Input prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly a year, a business survey showed on Monday.

The Greek government agreed to repay its debt by April 9 after a meeting with IMF chief Christine Lagarde.

The aid agency said it has been negotiating for nearly a week to deliver life-saving supplies and equipment to Yemen.

A number of Japanese manufacturers are shifting production back to Japan from China and elsewhere to take advantage of a weaker yen.

Latin American countries don’t fare well on a new “resilience indicator.”

Easing U.S. and European sanctions on Tehran could mean millions more barrels of oil for a market that's already oversupplied.

Health savings accounts started as a way to encourage employees to save up for unexpected medical expenses, but savings have dropped. Employers may be to blame.

U.S. employers added 126,000 jobs in March, marking a sharp slowdown in hiring.

North Dakota is shouldering the brunt of comparatively low crude prices, with jobs in the oil industry slip-sliding away.

The unemployment rate is forecast to hold steady at a more than 6-1/2 year low of 5.5 percent.

The HSBC/Markit China Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) inched higher to 52.3 in March, compared with February's 52.0.

When he goes back to work, surely there will be an elephant in the room.

Sub-Saharan Africa may soon see economic benefits from a “demographic dividend.”

Companies like Las Vegas Sands need to shift focus to China's mass market instead of dwindling VIP clients.

As California enters the fourth year of its historic drought, prices for a range of fruits, vegetables and nuts are likely to rise.

Striking workers say the fast-food chain's pay-hike proposal pales in comparison to recent hikes for Walmart and Target workers.

Economists will be eyeing weekly jobless claims data Thursday to gauge the health of the U.S. labor market ahead of Friday's jobs report.

In boosting pay, the fast food behemoth follows retailers like Walmart and Target. But the pay hike only applies to workers at restaurants officially owned by McDonald’s, or about 10 percent of the company’s locations nationwide.

India unveiled a slew of new measures and sops aimed at incentivizing its exports both in the manufacturing and services sectors.

Guangdong police detained 5,000 illegal Southeast Asian workers last year, an indication of a growing labor shortage in the region.

So far about 40 countries have applied to join the China-led infrastructure bank.