ECONOMY & MARKETS

Venezuela's economy suffered in 2013 -- and 2014, the first full year under President Nicolás Maduro, does not look much better.

The Canadian unemployment rate surpassed the American rate in December for the first time since the financial crisis thanks to chilling temperatures and massive layoffs.

A companion question: Were U.S. home prices buoyed artificially by business investors in the market for quick profits?

Despite government / central bank efforts to quell rising consumer prices, the inflation rate rose in 2013, which doesn’t bode well for 2014.

While the U.S. jobs report was a huge disappointment, economists say the picture will look very different when we get revisions next month.

The total was absurdly low and may have been affected by seasonal factors; still, it may prompt the Fed to reduce stimulus more slowly.

The final reading of third-quarter GDP growth in the euro zone and EU were little changed from previous estimates.

After a year of rampant inflation and currency woes, is Argentina about to receive a quieter year?

Better-than-expected industrial production data from France, after a slew of disappointing numbers, could be an encouraging sign.

The X-shaped terminal will feature a nearly two-mile-long art walk built with a white peacock theme to showcase Indian designs.

The initial 2013 Amazon data suggests that brick-and-mortar retail stores have much to be concerned about.

But will the rest of the corporate world follow the U.S. in unleashing capital spending?

As the most stable economy in Latin America, Chile has paved its way for a comfortable year.

Indicators such as unemployment and inflation are edging closer to limits set by the bank to rescue the economy from the financial crisis.

UK's trade data reflected a sustained recovery in the economy, while French data pointed to a worsening fall in exports.

China's producer prices fell 1.4 percent in December from a year earlier, the same as in November.

The Southeast Asian nation, while still one of the riskiest countries for companies, has made considerable progress.

The central bank's quantitative easing reduction philosophy in December can hardly be characterized as glide-path.

What's more, the argument runs counter to common Wall Street wisdom on commodities and fast food profit margins.

Some countries have begun to shrink the number of jobless citizens under 25, but not enough to reverse the euro zone trend.

The U.S. Census Bureau uses one measure from the 1960s and one measure from this century to calculate poverty rates. Compare them here

Demographic change will affect the workforce in several ways in the decade ahead.

Last year, Russia's economy barely grew. What's in store for 2014?

Three of four major types of commodities fared poorly, on boosted global supply and fears over U.S. monetary policy.

The above-consensus December total adds another data point that suggests the U.S. economic recovery is strengthening.

Inflation rates for the euro zone are dropping, and economists warn this mean trouble.

A major bank has pertinent thoughts on this key real estate market.

Several countries have expressed interest in starting a weed trade with Uruguay.

Exports up, imports down in encouraging report. Lower oil prices help.