“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.
Parliament is under pressure to approve a budget to get the next tranche of financial aid under a $17 billion IMF loan package.
Looks like riders will be waiting a little longer for the PATH train.
China’s trade figures have repeatedly fallen short of expectations in the second half of this year.
Chinese industrial profits dropped 4.2 percent in November to 676.12 billion yuan ($108.85 billion), official data showed on Saturday.
Critics of a new law signed by the state’s Republican governor say it unfairly stigmatizes the poor as drug addicts.
The holiday shipping wars grew fierce this year, but there was one striking difference compared with last year.
The Dow recorded a new all-time high for the 38th time this year Friday as Wall Street capped off a record-breaking week.
Lodging posted almost double-digit year-on-year sales growth by percentage from Black Friday to Dec. 24, MasterCard says.
Saudi Arabia's power over oil prices isn't new, but now Riyadh is using it to influence political outcomes in the Middle East -- and far beyond.
A tough fiscal situation may have forced the Narendra Modi government to cut spending on public health. But, this has happened before.
The accident occurred just a week after state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. was threatened by anonymous hackers.
Vladimir Putin canceled vacations for Kremlin officials as Russia deals with its worst economic crisis in over a decade.