The gloomy report reinforces investors' fears that the world's second-largest economy is losing momentum.
The hike is seen as a desperate move by Russia to rescue its economy from the dual impact of plunging oil prices and Western sanctions.
Growth slowed to 5.3 percent in the July-September quarter from a 2-1/2-year high of 5.7 percent in the previous quarter.
On Monday, the Dow jumped and declined more than 100 points as oil prices continue to drop.
Poor nations with questionable human rights records are finding generous donors outside the Western world.
This year is shaping up to be the warmest on the books -- again -- since record-keeping began 123 years ago.
After Japan's economic program "Abenomics" survived elections Sunday, all eyes are now looking ahead to the Fed’s final meeting of 2014.
Complaints against the New York Police Department, coming mainly from the Bronx and Central Brooklyn, hit a record high last year.
Whether it's due to better budgeting or employment, many millennials aim to spend more money on holiday shopping this year than last.
Governor Brownback's tax cuts have reduced revenues by $250 million. Now he wants to use pension money to cover the budget gap.
Fed will decide this week whether to make a critical change to its policy statement that will widen the door for interest rate hikes next year.
Inflation dropped to zero mainly driven by a sharp decline in fuel prices, which fell an annual 4.91 percent last month.
A technical failure at an air traffic control center in Britain caused widespread disruption to flights in and out of London last week.
Conservatives are keen to show voters that the steady economic recovery they have presided over can, if sustained, lift living standards.
Could what Pope Francis calls the "culture of temporary" be driving a restructuring of the family unit and the economy?
"The fundamentals should not lead to this dramatic reduction [in price]," OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri says Sunday.
Reports suggest Abe's coalition government will be returned to power, albeit in an election with low voter turnout.
The central bank report warned the Federal Reserve's expected move to raise interest rates could hit emerging-market economies.
Health and Human Services has spent a year revamping the site following botched 2013 rollout.
While serving on a municipal retirement board, San Francisco's former first lady invested in a firm that manages the city's pension money.
The failure to update the IT agreement can delay and potentially scupper a deal estimated to be worth $1 trillion to global trade.
FBI has warned US businesses to be on the alert for a sophisticated Iranian hacking operation, according to a confidential agency document.
On Friday U.S. oil dropped below $58 a barrel, a low not seen since May 2009.
Americans don't have enough money saved for retirement. Here's what researchers are telling us about the shortfalls, and the fixes.
Prepaid card use is shifting from the low-income underbanked to upper-income households shopping online.
The wealth of white households now amounts to more than 10 times that of Hispanics' and nearly 13 times that of black households.
The Dow tumbled more than 150 points Friday, despite consumer sentiment hitting a seven-year high, as global oil prices continued to plunge.
Don't believe those reports of a lackluster Thanksgiving shopping season. Americans spent like it was 1997.
U.S. wholesale prices fell last month, as lower gasoline prices begin to weigh on U.S. inflation.
From London to Sydney, the Chinese are becoming the most sought-after luxury property investors. And the numbers are staggering.