ECONOMY & MARKETS

About 80,000 workers lost their jobs in September, and unemployment for younger workers hit its highest rate ever.

The uncooperative economic indicators dash hopes of a turnaround and could force the ECB into easing monetary policy further.

Japanese pension funds remain healthy gold investors, according to the World Gold Council.

Despite the slip in forecast for November, GfK said a previous estimate on consumer spending for all of 2013 remains steady.

Does Russia's surprise buy in September mean anything for central banks' gold-buying in coming months?

The latest World Bank report ranks Myanmar and Cambodia as the worst countries in Southeast Asia for business.

Improving economic policies and more efficient services for entrepreneurs have made several Latin American countries prime business spots.

The Fed said it plans to "await more evidence that progress will be sustained before adjusting the pace of its purchases."

The richest man in Washington, and all of America, remains Bill Gates. Find out who's the richest in your state with this interactive map.

The 2010 FATCA law requires foreign financial businesses, like banks, to disclose substantial information about their U.S. account holders.

The practice of selling organs is nothing new to millions of people across South Asia.

A government panel is considering three options, including creating a separate entity to oversee the cleanup effort.

The ADP private-sector job creation report once again disappointed investors -- coming in below the consensus estimate.

The gains point to a modest recovery in the beginning of the fourth quarter, but the overall outlook remains sluggish.

Malaysia is undertaking a massive business district in Kuala Lumpur, but it may not be able to afford it.

Global Islamic investments are predicted to reach £1.3 trillion ($2.1 trillion) in value by next year.

The economic growth was attributed to developments in the country’s external sector.

Sixty-eight percent of 110 M&A industry insiders polled in a recent survey say the market's strength will improve in 2014.

The quarterly report of the TARP watchdog outlines the current status of the huge government bailout program.

Whatever happens next, it looks like the end of the road for the decade-long rule by the Kirchner family.

U.S. retailers will lose out on about $1 billion in holiday spending, as shoppers plan to spend less on candy.

UBS economist Paul Donovan explains exactly how the financial crisis may have sparked anti-immigration sentiment in Europe and America.

In a speech to the World Islamic Economic Forum, the head of Muslim-majority Malaysia touts the economic benefits of empowering females.

Libyan armed robbers make off with $55 million in cash as post-Gaddafi Libya struggles with armed gangs.

Russia sold 12,000 ounces of gold in September, a move that may have surprised gold markets.

A vast majority of uninsured Americans say their health insurance situation hasn't improved.

Powder cocaine is big in New England, painkillers are the drug of choice in the Midwest and the Pacific West is the top location for inhalant use.

About 47 million poor Americans, almost half of them children, will suffer the effects of the budget reduction.

The Indian outsourcing firm may have to pay $35 million for using B-1 visas in place of H-1B visas to bring workers into the U.S.