ECONOMY & MARKETS

The $7.5 billion deal has received approvals from the European Commission and the U.S. DOJ.

Data for March showed both manufacturing and services sectors expanded in France while growth slowed in Germany.

HSBC's flash Purchasing Managers Index retreated to an eight-month low of 48.1 in March, but new export orders revealed growth.

The Moscow stock exchange has lost nearly $70 billion this month as the U.S. and EU impose sanctions.

Goldman Sachs’ chief economist Jan Hatzius offers an analysis of the latest clues from the Federal Reserve.

One thing where China is just like America? Popcorn at the movies. And huge profits from them.

Bad weather and disease have sent wheat, cocoa and coffee prices surging this year.

The fresh round of sanctions follows Thursday's actions by the U.S., which involved 20 more Russians officials.

The currencies of Zambia, Ghana and Nigeria are at record lows thanks to two key factors. Here's the lowdown.

As another Chinese property developer faces collapse, several large scale construction projects will be left unfinished.

Markets had dropped in the previous session following Janet Yellen’s comments about the future of the Fed’s monetary policy.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has set his eyes on a good-sized sector, though the company is only just starting to build inroads.

Fed Chair Yellen said it will take a major shock to the economy for the Fed to change its tapering timetable.

They say there is no coffee like Colombian coffee. A former American marine wants to make it even better.

The business could be valued at $3.3 billion, though other sources said it was worth $2.5 billion.

Doing business in China is becoming more difficult than ever, and revenues are not keeping up.

The two Asian giants are targeting $100 billion in bilateral trade by 2015 while China’s trade surplus with India last year was about $39 billion.

Half of silver jewelry purchases involve women buying jewelry for themselves, according to the survey.

The latest data lends strength to projections of a sustained, strong economic recovery in the country.

At its most recent meeting, the committee members were in full agreement on interest rates and quantitative easing.

An import rush before a sales tax hike takes effect is one factor blamed for the persistent deficit.

Yearly Chinese TV reports targeting international companies are often a headache, but this year the big Western brands got off lightly.

The risk is particularly high in third- and fourth-tier cities. When the U.S. property bubble burst, prices didn't collapse in New York but instead in places like Orlando and Las Vegas, one economist explained.

Many of Hong Kong's older and richer millionaires, in particular, are keen to leave.

As the U.S. scales back defense spending from post-WWII highs, spending priorities are being scrutinized.

The countries' new constitutions have provisions to protect intellectual property rights in an attempt to foster a “knowledge economy.”

The U.S. Virgin Islands is attempting to lure small businesses with substantial incentives. Here's how they're do it.

This will also be new Fed Chair Janet Yellen's first, post-meeting news conference.

Expectations about the German and the euro zone economies worsened in March 2014, according to the latest ZEW survey.