ECONOMY & MARKETS

U.S. jobless rate falls from 5.8 percent to 5.6 percent. Hourly wages decline by 5 cents an hour. Long-term unemployed unchanged.

Some analysts say this is less of an authentic investment and more of an "extend-and-pretend" debt restructuring.

More weak data from Europe ensured shares worldwide were set to end their first full week of 2015 in the red on Friday.

The unemployment rate is forecast slipping one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.7 percent in December, which would be the lowest since June 2008.

Most economists expect Germany to post only modest growth in the fourth quarter, rounding off a disappointing year.

The Indian government has set a target of generating 15 percent of its domestic power from renewable energy sources by 2020.

China's annual consumer inflation hovered at a near five-year low of 1.5 percent in December, signaling persistent weakness in the economy.

The White House plan to lower premiums on federally issued mortgages will boost homeownership but doesn't do enough to reinvigorate the market.

The 129-year-old stalwart beverage company has had a rocky year, and 2015 is considered “critical.”

Amid the “unprecedented” outbreak, health officials are conducting drug trials on Ebola patients in West Africa.

The IMF has cobbled together a $17 billion program for Ukraine but says $15 billion more is needed.

The dollar hit a new nine-year high and stocks worldwide headed for their first back-to-back rise of the year on Thursday.

Even as India continues to woo its wealthy expats to attract investments, the latter may not oblige.

The trade deficit shrank in November to less than $40 billion, providing a boost to growth as Americans spent less on imported oil.

Leaders of CELAC gathered in Beijing for the first time for a two-day forum on Thursday.

Deflation in the eurozone is likely the final push the ECB needs to pull the trigger on quantitative easing, despite Berlin's resistance.

U.S. crude closed up for the first time in four sessions while Brent clawed back above $50 a barrel.

Economists' positive outlook Wednesday counters growing concerns of bond investors, who fear turmoil in overseas markets could reach U.S. shores.

The president headed to Detroit to celebrate the auto industry’s revival as part of three-state, three-issue tour.

It could take years for world leaders to recover from a mass deflation.

Investors have been flocking to safe-haven U.S. government debt as eurozone inflation enters negative territory.

Market signals of deflation, at least in Europe, are becoming harder to ignore. All eyes are on the European Central Bank.

Some economists are warning that the U.S. faces creeping deflation. Here's what that means and why economists fear it.

National security and economic cooperation are expected to be high on the agenda for Obama's second visit to India as president.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government introduced Germany's first country-wide wage floor of 8.50 euros an hour on Jan. 1.

British elections in May could arguably have as much impact on euro zone stability as this month's snap poll in Greece.

Nigeria's booming economy and upcoming elections are threatened by challenges from Boko Haram.

AOL's stock is up on reports that Verizon may be eyeing an acquisition. What does a telecom giant want with a dotcom-era relic?

Energy company shares dragged down the blue-chip index as oil prices fell to a five-year low.