ECONOMY & MARKETS

U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open on Thursday weighed down by weak Chinese data, and concerns about the Fed's bond-buying program.

Euro zone PMI data on Thursday hinted at an easing of the downturn despite signs the economy contracted for a seventh consecutive quarter.

President Obama is all set to announce a set of climate change reforms as early as next week.

The cut, while painful for many Indonesians, may be necessary for a more stable economy in the future.

Rescue operations are struggling to reach villages inundated after days of heavy rains in the mountain state of Uttarakhand in northern India.

Asian markets fell sharply on Thursday as the FOMC signaled an end to monthly bond-buying on Wednesday and on weak China factory output data.

The rupee fell to a new low against the dollar after the FOMC suggested the Fed pull back on its bond-buying program.

A World Bank report predicting the impacts of global temperature rises paints a bleak picture for the world's poorest communities.

This is how influential the chairman of the Federal Reserve is.

U.S. Treasury yields registered their biggest increase in 30 months -- on sentiment that high unemployment will fall sooner than expected.

Sen. Marco Rubio and anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist call the CBO's score of the immigration reform bill evidence it's an economic winner.

The CBO report forecasts that the creation of millions of new taxpayers each year would outweigh the increased assimilation costs.

India will auction $7.15 billion in unused government debt quotas to foreign investors on June 20.

U.S. stock index futures edge higher ahead of the outcome of the Federal Open Market Committee's two-day meeting, which began Tuesday.

The UAE is funding clean energy, but eight new wind turbines in the Seychelles can’t stop the water from rising.

The SAFE Act is also known, would allow state and local officials to enforce federal immigration laws.

The G-8 summit in Northern Ireland concluded on Tuesday with leaders split on the Syria issue.

Business sentiment among Asia’s top companies showed improvement in the second quarter despite weak global prospects, a report showed.

Full text of the final communiqué issued by leaders of the G-8 nations on Tuesday.

The U.N.'s global fish price index has jumped 15 percent in May compared to a year ago.

The Egyptian currency has lost 8 percent against the dollar in 2013, and the embattled government is out of ideas on what to do.

G-8 leaders agreed on Tuesday to adopt a broad common strategy in fighting worldwide tax avoidance by companies and individuals.

In the past year, prices are up 1.4% - or well within the Federal Reserve's "comfort zone" for inflation.

The rebound is being driven by low mortgage rates, an improving job market and adequate consumer confidence.

Here’s where each American state currently stands on cannabis consumption.

ECB's Mario Draghi said Tuesday that the bank may resort to unusual policy measures such as negative deposit rates to save the euro zone.

Besides obvious steps towards a better future, Latin America still has a long way to go in terms of welfare and equality.

Investor sentiment in Germany and the euro zone improved more than expected while inflation in the UK rebounded, data released on Tuesday show.

Protesters breached the security perimeter surrounding the G-8 summit venue in Northern Ireland on Monday, but dispersed after police warning.