ECONOMY & MARKETS

Declining shipments to India would drag on global coal markets grappling with oversupply as China too tries to move toward cleaner fuels.

The Bank of England is keeping a close eye on labor costs as it considers when to start raising interest rates.

The fines were imposed after a year-long investigation into allegations of rigging of forex markets between 2008 and 2013.

The deal comes amid ongoing negotiations between Iran and six world powers to hammer out a nuclear agreement before a Nov. 24 deadline.

No election need be called until 2016, but Abe might seek to renew his mandate for another four years before taking unpopular steps.

The 21-member nations in the APEC bloc approved the launch of a two-year study of the initiative proposed by China.

Fighting between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine flared up again in the past week.

America's military veterans are struggling with financial management, stable employment and permanent housing.

“The biggest issue on the sales side is that we’re distracted with trying to survive.”

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that the Trans-Pacific Partnership has “the potential for being a historic agreement.”

The meeting follows two years of heightened tensions between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea, and other issues.

Sure, China's economy is in a slowdown, but it isn't all that "scary," President Xi Jinping says at APEC CEO Summit Sunday.

If Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolves the lower house of parliament, then the snap elections could be held Dec. 14 or Dec. 21.

The protesters at Hariga were part of a state security oil force that has gone on strike over pay.

The fiscal stimulus will fund the building of new airports and railways in the world's No. 2 economy.

The Federal Reserve announced Friday consumer credit rose to $15.9 billion in September due to increased demand for student and auto loans.

With Clinton and Bush the likeliest candidates, the 2016 election could look a lot like 1992.

Economists expect next week's retail data will reveal the overall health of the U.S. economy heading into the holiday shopping season.

More than 92 million Americans aren't working or looking for work, the highest share of the population since 1978.

Unemployment dropped to 5.8 percent as more people looked for work and found it.

Consensus estimates had forecast the economy added a net 233,000 jobs last month.

Job growth has gained sufficient strength to keep the economy on a higher growth path.

Signs of a cooling in Britain's labor market will be noted by the BoE, which considers wage growth central to its decision on interest rates.

India's share in the global market for such medicines reportedly remained "negligible" compared to countries like China.

Minimum wage activists hope Tuesday’s victories in red states will help pave the way for a raise of the $7.25 federal level.

For now, the U.S. economy is expanding healthily without sparking inflation.

The upcoming jobs numbers could add to the strongest hiring streak since early 2006.

The Paris-based OECD updated its outlook ahead of a G20 summit next week in Australia.

The November policy meeting takes place against a backdrop of meager growth prospects for the euro zone.