ECONOMY & MARKETS

Here's a look at how Obamacare and its website have done in the first few days of operation.

The latest official statistics show China's economy is well and truly back to its old growing habits.

Unemployment and a shrinking labor force are among pressing U.S. economic problems that remain to be addressed.

More than 50,000 of those being treated as property are in the United States.

The United States has saved itself just in the nick of time, but China doesn't care, as it downgraded the U.S.'s financial rating.

The weather and the calendar seemed to conspire against the country's car business last month.

Retail sales in U.K. rebounded, aided by strong consumer spending, underscoring signs of sustained economic recovery in the country.

Residents of Singapore are vastly wealthier than their neighbors in Indonesia.

Latin America is increasing its investment in green energy, and international money is watching.

Employees should check with their agencies and the OPM website for updates, the White House budget office said.

President Obama signed the bill into law, after the Senate and then the House passed the debt deal Wednesday night.

Irish corporate tax reform may be on the horizon, but it’s a long time coming, and short-term impacts are unclear.

The Fed said about 1/3 of the nation reported slower GDP growth, with only scattered U.S. government shutdown effects.

The city-state has some of the strictest regulations to cool down the housing bubble, unlike other governments.

Five years after the global financial crisis, the IMF is suggesting states place a 10% tax on all households.

Washington chaos has left the U.S. at greater risk of losing its remaining AAA credit ratings even if an imminent default is avoided.

Housing is on the rise in Detroit's suburbs, thanks to cheap prices and home buyers looking to invest.

Each has registered uninspiring sales and profit figures in 2013, as they slowly expand in emerging markets.

A few days ago, the ECB's Mario Draghi identified base effect, food prices and the exchange rate as causes for driving down inflation.

Eike Batista, once a multibillionaire, is losing his grip through bankruptcy and loss of participation in his companies.

Wall Street's jaded attitude toward Washington's latest crisis could turn into a frenzied one if the U.S. defaults.

The GOP senator told the AP they have "a bipartisan deal in hand." In a late switch, the House will vote on it first.

As the default deadline nears, the credit rating entity had a stern warning for Washington's officials.

Nearly 60 percent of EU Internet users make purchases online.

A positive budget report shows more government cuts and tax increases, which means they're on a bumpy but straight path to exiting bail-out.

Pepsi could be hurt by a slowdown in Brazil and Russia, two of its largest foreign markets.

The going rate for a pair of pandas on loan includes uranium, energy technology and trade agreements with China.

Treasury yields probably would rise but not by much in a default, given how brief a default would be and the implications for economic and monetary policy.

Japan's battered Fukushima nuclear power plant may have to absorb its second great pounding by the sea in two years.