ECONOMY & MARKETS

South African miners began indefinite strikes against the world’s top three platinum producers on Thursday, threatening global supplies.

With notes of wheat and a touch of sweetness, it's a jelly bean flavor fans have been clamoring for for years.

A psychology researcher conducted a variety of studies that may surprise you.

Private sector economy in the euro zone grew for the seventh-straight month, PMI data showed Thursday.

The contraction in factory sector activity shows that a moderate slowdown at the end of 2013 continued into this year.

Almost two-thirds (64 percent) of Singaporean workers plan to quit their jobs over the next 12 months.

As Congress debates a $6.8 billion package to extend emergency jobless benefits, here’s some sobering data.

Brent crude is currently trading at $107 per barrel and has traded in a $100-$114 range since last April.

Comments about foreign media reports on the Chinese elite's secret wealth have been blocked on Weibo, China's Twitter.

There are no official stats on humanely raised hogs, though as a slice of the world’s pork market, they likely aren’t overwhelming.

At Davos, researchers from Swiss banking giant UBS released a provocative white paper on global banking, trade and technology.

About 167,000 people found work in the latest quarter - the largest decline since 1997.

It takes 40 seconds to download a movie in South Korea, where the Internet speed is reportedly 65 percent faster than it is in the U.S.

It was the fourth straight quarter IBM missed revenue targets. Shares in IBM fell 3.5 percent to $181.68 in after-hours trade.

Americans are driving fewer autos for shorter distances. And the trend started before the Great Recession.

A compelling question: Why has French official data diverged from surveys of French businesses?

Pakistan is far behind India and Bangladesh in solar power development.

The rust, which can cause complete crop failure, threatens up to 80 percent of the world’s wheat supply.

You might be surprised to learn which states have gained and lost the most seven-figure-income residents.

On any given day, pollution originating in China can account for a quarter of some kinds of pollution in the western U.S.

New Jersey has a significant problem that will have to be addressed, a new study shows.

One non-Keynesian analyst argued that using debt to boost economic growth is dangerous.

As the U.S. Federal Reserve unwinds its $85 billion monthly bond purchases, emerging nations may have the most to lose.

What's more, the global wealth disparity is probably greater than you think.

Citi analysts questioned one popular narrative about where money for U.S. and developed market stocks came from in 2013.

Bigger paychecks, longer breaks and relaxed visa norms will encourage more Chinese to seek out exotic destinations.

But the 7.7% growth in GDP for 2013 was the lowest level seen since 1999, according to Xinhau.

The average price per gallon of gas worldwide is $5.52 per gallon, but five countries pay less than $1 for gas.

With a rapidly growing population, Nigeria faces a huge housing shortage.