ECONOMY & MARKETS

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.

Facing the prospect of the slowest growth since the global recession in 2009, China is about to launch a $1.1T economic stimulus program.

Oil prices slipped to 5½-year lows Monday amid reports of rising production in Iraq, Russia and other major crude-exporting nations.

Narendra Modi has appointed free-market advocate Arvind Panagariya to head the new think tank, but there is no clarity on its role.

The BSE Sensex and Nifty fell over 3 percent, posting their biggest daily loss since the rupee crisis in 2013.

The robustness in the services sector contrasted sharply with surveys that showed Chinese factories were struggling at the end of 2014.

Economists are looking ahead to Friday's highly anticipated jobs report after the Dow plunged as much as 350 points Monday.

The euro dropped 10-15 percent over the last year, translating into hundreds of extra euros for food, lodging and beer for travelers.

Blue chips followed oil prices lower Monday. Oil fell to less than $50 a barrel for the first time since April 2009.

Cash-strapped Venezuela is looking to Beijing, its top financier, for assistance amid falling oil prices and mounting fears of default.

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.