ECONOMY & MARKETS

The World Gold Council estimates that about 30 percent of the gold mining industry becomes unprofitable below $1,200 per ounce.

Economists aren't very confident about their estimates because January is the month with the largest seasonal adjustment factor.

Nigeria’s current GDP is about $263 billion, while South Africa is hovering around $384 billion -- but what do the statistics really mean?

The visa program is aimed at wealthy investors and is expected to bring in more than $3 billion a year.

The sell-off was due to concerns over the U.S. economy, particularly Monday's disappointing manufacturing PMI data. But was it a panic?

The Southeast Asian country will post its fourth quarter economic figures on Tuesday.

After years of fighting against the U.S. military, the Taliban have run out of money after donors lost interest in their fight.

Many elderly Koreans in New York City are poor and isolated from the rest of society.

Interest from Mexico mirrors investments by Japanese pension funds, which have boosted gold holdings in recent years.

The Latin American country has been plagued with disappointing growth and high inflation.

Here's why immigration lawyer Sheela Murthy, famous in the Indian community here and abroad, doesn't think so.

Euro zone's manufacturing PMI stood at a 32-month high while UK's reading was aided by near three-year record high export order book.

Monday's reading was the lowest since December 2008, yet it was still higher than the 50 point level that indicates growth.

From Los Angeles to Omaha to East Rutherford, cities across America are gearing up for Sunday's big game.

Clemmie Greenlee spent three decades as a sex worker, but after turning her life around, she's on a mission to help others.

The Chinese bought almost 22 million new autos last year. Here are four other countries that saw double-digit growth in 2013.

A Berkeley study found that cities generate much less greenhouse gas per capita than suburbs. Is this good news for cities?

Indian carriers will not be allowed to add flights to the U.S., and additional checks will be imposed on existing flights.

While the latest jobless rate is higher than it was last December it has been stable since October.

Japan's December core CPI was up 1.3% on year, above view. And manufacturing activity rose to a nearly eight-year high in January.

Also: Americans are a lot more likely today to think free-trade agreements do more harm than good.

Despite suffering the devastating Typhoon Haiyan, the Philippines economy remained robust in the last quarter of 2013.

It's not all glitz and glamour at the NFL's championship game: Its underground economy has been in full force for weeks.

DeVere Group CEO Nigel Green wants the global financial reporting regime to be repealed, a call that has gained little political traction to date.

Out of the 10 richest Americans linked to oil and gas, two are wholly self-made, and four inherited their wealth.

Read the highlights of an annual oil and gas review from Petroleum Services Group at Deloitte.

U.S. growth over the second half of the year came in at a 3.7 percent pace, up sharply from 1.8 percent in the first six months of the year.

Russia has threatened to withhold aid from Ukraine until the country forms a new government.

Understated and logo-less are among the keywords for Chinese luxury consumption this year.