ECONOMY & MARKETS

Miners in Soma say they saw trouble brewing, but owners and officials ignored safety concerns.

The largest telecom in the U.S. has already shed about 22 percent of its workforce since 2007.

CEO Randall Stephenson says it will not affect long-time personal relationship with América Móvil's owner, billionaire Carlos Slim.

An activist group has claimed responsibility for kidnapping two Chinese workers at a copper mine in Myanmar.

It's threatening coffee production in Latin America, which could displace workers into the illegal drug trade.

The benchmark BSE Sensex closed at a record high Monday while the rupee rose to a 11-month high against the dollar.

Chinese and Taiwanese companies were set ablaze and looted last week by rioters protesting against an oil rig in the South China Sea.

The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram uses ransoms, fake charities and foreign support to fund terrorism.

A recent Gallup poll shows that agricultural workers in sub-Saharan Africa don't share the optimism of their non-farm or unemployed counterparts.

Half of Brazilians say they don't want their team to win the World Cup: They'd rather have more hospitals and schools.

In the wake of recent anti-China riots, the planning minister calls for protection for foreign investors.

The maker of the luxury Model S electric car has upped hiring by about 13 percent in its home state.

The losses that started Thursday are the start of a trip south for stock investors.

Corporate India and investors are confident Modi will deliver with bold and decisive policy reforms to promote economic growth.

Modi's BJP party is expected to win India's national elections with an absolute majority -- an outcome not witnessed in decades.

Often ahead of its Western counterparts in investment, China is moving from natural resources into manufacturing and services.

New jobless claims numbers as well as an uptick in inflation show U.S. economy recovering from a harsh winter.

However, analysts expect weak domestic demand and exports to endanger future growth.

The decree will bring France the ability to prevent takeovers like General Electric's planned $16.9 billion bid for the energy assets of Alstom.

At least 15 factories were reportedly set on fire, while more than hundred were looted in southern Vietnam.

China's investment in a Kenyan railroad shows a superpower eager to capture African hearts and minds, but not quite succeeding yet.

The government says that by 2020, its per capita gross national income will hit $15,000.

U.S. manufacturers have repeatedly complained that China holds down the yuan's value, giving an unfair advantage to Chinese exporters.

Past attempts have failed, but China's new plan to fund a railway network in Africa could significantly boost the continent's economies.

As Las Vegas thrives off Chinese money, Macau's casinos are suffering from a lack of the same thing.

The IMF aren’t ready to declare “Mission Accomplished" just yet and warn of lingering threats.

In the previous quarter, China's trade fell by 0.5 percent while its economic growth slowed to 7.4 percent.

Russia's Gazprom meets more than half of Ukraine's gas demands while supplying nearly a third of Europe's gas.