ECONOMY & MARKETS

China's economic growth had slipped to a 24-year low of 7.4 percent last year.

Fairfax said it has received hard irrevocable undertakings to accept the offer from entities managed by Apollo Global and CVC Capital Partners,

The rumors stemmed from the police pursuit of an unarmed man near the terminal.

A specific weakness within Japan's economy is preventing it from growing faster than it is.

With Parliament considering back-to-work legislation, Teamsters Canada has agreed to end its strike.

After the arrests of two New York City bus drivers, Transport Workers Union Local 100 is calling on bus operators to be especially cautious.

Even so, drivers should still expect to pay 80 cents to $1 less per gallon of regular than this time last year, analysts say.

Time is running out as Greece's bailout program ends on Feb. 28, igniting fears of a possible Greek exit from the eurozone.

A new survey draws a link between a country's economic status and its citizens' perception about local politics.

Greece’s Finance Minister is meeting with Eurogroup finance ministers in Brussels Monday to renegotiate the country's bailout package.

Western brands like Apple and Google may struggle to penetrate the subcontinent’s booming smartphone market.

The vast majority of scientists want to engage in policy debates.

A new report by Kaspersky Lab reveals that the attacks, which are still ongoing, have so far targeted banks across Russia, Europe and the U.S.

China drew $13.9 billion in foreign direct investment in January, up 29.4 percent from a year earlier.

Economic Minister Akira Amari told reporters the economy was on track for a recovery.

On the eve of the country's bailout talks, thousands of Greeks protested austerity policies in Athens and other major cities Sunday.

The health of the world’s third largest economy will be revealed Sunday evening after Japan unexpectedly fell into recession in the third quarter.

Britain's Treasury Committee has called HSBC's chairman and CEO to give evidence on the matter Feb. 25, Reuters reported.

The rules were criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union, which said they fall short of fully protecting against government intrusion.

In the tug-of-war over Greece's debt crisis, geopolitics and domestic politics are pulling in opposite directions.

The right-leaning AfD has been polling between 3 and 6 percent ahead of Sunday's vote in the northern city-state of Hamburg.

The nation’s newest solar thermal power plant prepares to come on-line as support for the technology has waned.

Market skeptics cautioned that the recent rally could fade because supplies keep coming.

The S&P 500 hit a record high as oil prices topped $60 a barrel, and the Nasdaq closed at its highest level in nearly 15 years.

It's been a year since Venezuelans launched mass protests over crime and the economy. Things are even worse now.

Office romances are common — and, increasingly, so are company restrictions.

By one analysis, if the rich paid the same state and local tax rates as the middle class, states and cities would have billions more to invest.

The Dow topped the psychologically important 18,000 milestone on Friday after oil prices rose above $60 a barrel for the first time in 2015.

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