ECONOMY & MARKETS

The Dow tumbled more than 200 points Monday after oil prices dropped to new five-year lows.

The Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers' index fell to 57.6 in December from 59.4 in November.

New export orders rose for a sixth straight month but at a slightly slower pace than in November.

Britain's biggest companies are set to lavish 85.3 billion pounds on their shareholders in 2015.

Investing in an actively managed mutual fund? Think twice because this is the return you would have made in 2014 investing in a passive fund instead.

President Hassan Rouhani's comments mark a departure from the anti-Western rhetoric of his predecessor.

Germany supported the ECB's actions to curb a Euro crisis in 2012; but analysts are unsure if the country will do so again.

“The danger of contagion is limited because Portugal and Ireland are considered rehabilitated,” one government source says.

The Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 52.5 from 53.3 in November, hitting a three-month low.

Piketty said that it wasn't the government's job to decide who is "honorable."

Indian manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in two years in December as new orders flooded in.

“Saudi Arabia can take a step to have a productive role in this situation,” a top Iranian official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced in August that his government would replace the Planning Commission with a new organization.

Just over two-thirds responded that they expected to increase investment levels.

A property slump is expected to last well into 2015, companies will continue to struggle to pay off debt and export demand may remain erratic.

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed lower in the final day of 2014 trading, but they all posted gains for the year.

China's economy is expected to slow, affecting many other Asian countries. But experts are generally upbeat on the region.

Millions of retail and fast food workers will get a raise in 2015, but the U.S. minimum wage still has lots of catching up to do.

The Dow climbed above the 18,000 milestone Wednesday during the last day of trading for 2014, while oil nears a six-year low.

India plans to make health care a fundamental right. But, funding the effort will be a challenge for the revenue-strapped government.

The data put a final sluggish stamp on what has been a surprisingly grim fourth quarter for the world's second-largest economy.

Political turmoil in Greece, among other causes, knocked down the blue-chip index of U.S. stocks.

The Dow fell Tuesday after snapping a seven-day winning streak the previous session as oil prices continue to drop.

U.S. home price gains continued to slow in October, but San Francisco, Denver and Tampa saw prices rise faster compared with a year ago.

The Dow fluctuated Monday as economists weighed the impact of political turmoil in Greece and declining global energy prices.

The bird flu pandemic has infected two farms in the prefecture of Miyazaki, Japan, during the month of December.

The November contraction is the biggest sign to date of the impact Western sanctions and a slump in oil prices are having on Russia's economy.

Japanese stocks turned negative on Monday after the health ministry announced a suspected case of the deadly Ebola virus, spooking investors.

Oil prices rose on Monday, after dropping for the past two sessions, as escalating clashes stoked worries about supply from the OPEC member.