ECONOMY & MARKETS

Despite protests from the state, the Wampanoag Tribe is already moving ahead with plans to convert an unfinished community center into a temporary casino.

The report from the Conference Board also forecasts slow economic growth for the U.S. next year.

Low tariffs and a higher purchase power per capita make Chile a prime market for luxury brands, but the market still has lots of room to grow.

Oil prices have already started heading south. Will other commodities follow?

Typhoon Haiyan was devastating for the people affected by it, but the country's economy will not suffer for too long, analysts said.

Markets will be allowed to play a "decisive" role in resource allocation, the Third Plenum decided.

A report by PEW looks at what happened to American cities during and after the great recession.

In Q3, there may have been a modest pickup in consumer spending, supported by higher consumer confidence.

Domestic help from the Philippines is getting too expensive, so Singapore looks elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

How the Brazilian went from Harvard student to billionaire -- via Facebook.

The rise in UK consumer prices in October was lower than estimated, due to a drop in fuel prices and airfares amid a strong pound.

Indian investors favored money-market and equity funds while interest in gold ETFs waned, according to a new report.

As the Philippines struggles to assess the full impact of the deadly Typhoon Haiyan, the world is sending in cash, supplies and personnel.

Venezuelans woke up to a 90% discount on electronics on Saturday -- by order of President Nicolás Maduro, who sent the Army to enforce prices.

Japan’s swelling trade deficit is more than an energy problem. The nation has also lost its surplus in electrical equipment because of mobile phone imports.

Nov. 11, known as Single's Day in China, sent singles and couples alike to retail websites for record-breaking sales this year.

At least 12 traders from six major banks have been placed on leave after inquiries by various regulators.

President Aquino III has said that the government will use 23 billion pesos ($533 million) to help immediate salvage and rebuilding operations.

Trade deficit rose in October after hitting an 18-month low in September that analysts had described as unsustainable.

The collapse of the banking giant has cost French taxpayers more than 14 billion euros over the last 20 years.

After years of sanctions Iran is getting closer to having them lifted, all while trying to trade oil for produce with China.

Latin America rates second in the regional ranking of tax evaders.

Third plenum meeting of the Chinese Communist Party could determine the nation's course over the next decade.

A nation you would not expect, and its top rank is due to strong private consumption.

President Dilma Rousseff wants to get closer to a nation that's hardly friendly to Washington -- but there are sound economic reasons.

The economic value of the average worker in the U.S. is not the same as that of a worker in Switzerland.

But what will the positive jobs report mean for the Fed's stimulus reduction timetable?

S&P applauds President Hollande's efforts to tighten fiscal oversight but says this does not go far enough.

The U.S. economy is still expanding, as evidenced by the better-than-expected October job-creation total.