ECONOMY & MARKETS

A long-awaited report to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes suggests eight different strategies.

There are signs the U.S. economy is strengthening, which suggests a solid year for GDP and job growth in 2014.

A new factor may affect Kenya's growth rate adversely in 2014.

Is Mexico headed for a more prosperous 2014? The Ministry of Finance predicts significant GDP growth.

Inflation in the euro zone and the EU remained well below the ECB's target rate.

The unemployment rate in Germany held steady in November, while the number of employed people increased.

Investors, bankers, media moguls: these are the richest people in Latin America - and a few names that may surprise you.

The number of people who reach their 80th birthday will quadruple to almost 400 million by the year 2050,

Regulators vow to monitor informal lending more closely and limit the growth in loans created outside of formal channels.

According to the General Administration of Customs, the value of China’s trade reached $3.77 trillion in the first 11 months of 2013.

What went wrong and how many billions did the Swiss central bank lose in write-downs on its 1,040 tons of gold reserves?

Wall Street’s major financial institutions are set to report earnings later this month, in their first test of the new year.

Economies in the euro zone and the UK remained buoyant in December with sharp growths recorded in output and orders, PMI data show.

Take a look at some of the gadgets consumers are expected to buy in 2014.

But the services sector saw an increase in payroll numbers for the fourth straight month.

Colorado shops estimate high revenues for their first day of sales. Many out-of-state visitors came to sample the state's recently legal green fare.

In the reformist spirit embraced by Raúl Castro, Cuba will loosen its grip on the vehicle market.

High interest costs and low earnings growth will pressure profit margins into 2014, said a top Indian research firm.

The poorest country in South America wants nuclear power, but its neighbors are going in the exact opposite direction.

The strategy bets on stocks that performed badly in 2013, assuming they can reverse recent underperformance.

Economists say the main bright spots in 2014 for Vietnam will continue to be export-oriented firms.

Consumer prices in Spain and Italy rose in December, but the rate of growth remains much below the desired 2 percent target.

In barely 12 months, Brazil's Eike Batista went from billionaire to failure. In 2014, his fortunes may mirror those of the biggest economy in South America.

With Colorado residents now going to legitimate marijuana suppliers instead of the neighborhood dealer, here are some job ideas for now out-of-work suppliers.

Singapore is one of the wealthiest countries on earth, its stunning economic growth made possible by a global phenomenon -- legions of officially sanctioned, often exploited migrant workers.

Beijing is too concerned about growth to allow local governments to default. The best way to get rid of maturing debt? Roll it over.

Data on manufacturing in Europe and the UK showed the region is well on track for a modest recovery, with some exceptions.

The data show a minor slowdown but the quarterly trend was more promising, even as inflation and growth remain sticking points.

Growth in Chinese manufacturing activity slowed in December, according to two separate surveys.