ECONOMY & MARKETS

Standard & Poor's claims slower growth and debilitating government entities as reasons behind the lower grade.

Some analysts believe recent data weakness warrants a policy response. But a short-term boost would come at a cost. Here's why.

U.S. personal income growth slowed last year thanks to late 2012 sequestration scrambling, and the expiration of the payroll tax holiday.

A certain Senate subcommittee has been looking into American multinationals offshore taxes, the latest from a decades-old panel exposing everything from organized crime to the Enron collapse.

Robusta coffee has won over consumers more quickly than its established rival Arabica coffee.

In March, consumers were moderately more upbeat about future job prospects and the economy, but were less optimistic about income growth.

Emerging market stocks represent startling good value for those willing to brave geopolitical risk, according to a New York investment bank.

Here's another change in the ranking of Latin American economies: highly privatized Chile has topped highly socialized Venezuela.

The slowing in the rate of CPI was in line with expectations, but the fall in PPI and input prices came in below estimates.

The reading on an index measuring expectations about the future of the economy came in below consensus estimates.

President Obama also met with China’s President Xi Jinping in an attempt to further pressurize Russia with economic sanctions.

How many famous Latin American scientists can you name? Lack of funding might be the reason why none come to mind.

Four years after the earthquake, Haiti is still working toward its reconstruction.

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.