ECONOMY & MARKETS

The European Union wants to break its dependence from Russian energy. Mexico might just be the solution.

The Federal Reserve doesn’t believe that it faces a “trade-off between its employment and inflation objectives.”

Despite Boko Haram, foreign direct investment is still driving economic growth in Nigeria -- now the continent’s biggest economy.

Be grateful for that daily cup of Joe: It has cost more than you think.

Even if the long-term economic effect of the $400 billion natural gas deal is small, Beijing and Moscow have formed a major partnership.

The bank’s investment in the Motor City will fund blight removal, home loans, job training and small business loans, among other things.

Reactions from across the Swiss media mostly happy the whole Credit Suisse U.S. headache is over.

Russia is looking at new ties with Asia and the gas deal comes as a major breakthrough after a 10-year-long negotiation.

Russia needs China's markets more than China wants Russian gas.

To avoid regulatory conflict, AT&T has to sell its stake in América Móvil, which amounts to about $6 billion, or 8.4 percent of its shares.

The European Union is preparing to take steps to reduce the tens of millions of tons of food that goes to waste each year across the continent.

Credit Suisse investors are confident despite a $2.5 billion fine and guilty plea, and analysts say this is the new normal for big banks.

Though China and Russia have yet to agree on a game-changing gas supply deal, military and political cooperation are advancing.

The TTIP wants to put businesses in the driving seat, allowing them to bypass the WTO and give transnational corporations a power boost.

Beijing is expected to set limits on the amount of debt that can be raised by local governments.

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.