ECONOMY & MARKETS

Higher milk and cocoa prices dragged down the candy maker's third-quarter earnings.

Investors are finding India's consumer-driven Internet startup scene increasingly attractive, pumping in money and boosting valuations.

Hong Kong could lose some of its financial power if the monthlong Occupy Central protests continue, a top banker said.

Of the $15.2 billion in federal aid allocated to help homeowners rebuild, only $1.7 billion has be paid out. What's the hold up?

Two years on, many low- and middle-income Sandy victims in New Jersey are still waiting to return home as their neighborhoods change.

Climate scientists praise New York's short-term restoration efforts but wonder if the Big Apple is adequately prepared for the coming decades.

It is estimated that Indians hold as much as $500 billion in illegal funds in overseas tax havens, including in Switzerland and Mauritius.

The Fed’s statement will be read for signs of how inflation, growth and financial market volatility have influenced U.S. policymakers.

The ECB said in its latest quarterly Bank Lending Survey that banks are expected to ease credit standards further in the final quarter.

At issue is how private equity firms report how they calculate average net returns in past funds in their marketing materials.

After 30 years of breakneck economic expansion, China wants to retool its economy to generate slower but better-quality growth.

The survey also showed that concerns about the economy and job prospects had been replaced by worries about war and terrorism.

“The economy is growing consistently and at a faster pace than it was prior to QE3.”

Superstorms like Sandy may feel like rare events, but climate scientists warn that these powerful storms are now the new norm. Are we ready?

The new mis-selling charge comes two days after the bank only narrowly passed a test set by regulators.

Looking to take a strong stake in India's growth in coming years, Japan's SoftBank will invest $10 billion in local Internet-based opportunities.

The study's findings, which were questioned by BP, support a disputed theory that the spill damaged deep-sea corals.

The attempted rigging of Libor showed that it was not just a case of a few bad apples, according to BoE Deputy Governor Minouche Shafik.

The Obama administration announced plans Monday to boost manufacturing job creation. Progress has been slow.

U.S. stocks closed mixed on Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement later this week.

Consumer spending on Apple smartphones and related products is boosting the overall U.S. economy.

A slew of organizations including the OECD, the IMF and leading institutes have slashed their forecasts for German economic growth.

The sector's long-term attractiveness has been damaged by revelations of extra non-performing loans and hidden losses.

The 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership is central to President Barack Obama's policy of expanding U.S. presence in Asia.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen has said it could take a decade to bring the Fed's assets down to their historical level.

The European Central Bank said the banks’ capital holes could be filled by their raising €10 billion ($12.67 billion).

China's crackdown on corruption at the local level may jeopardize the growth of economies at the regional level.

Experts say midterm election years are bad for markets, but 2014 will be different.

The spirit of Berkeley’s "Free Speech Movement" will not smile for Bill Maher. Some students aren’t happy that he's speaking at graduation.