ECONOMY & MARKETS

Brazil's IPO market is set for a record haul with companies tipped to raise $10.6 billion in public offerings despite weak economic growth.

India's central bank left benchmark rates untouched on Monday as softening inflation is offset by currency and deficit concerns.

The China Food and Drug Administration has ordered a thorough inspection of all lime-preserved egg producers.

What do Nicaragua's plans to build a Chinese company-backed transoceanic canal mean for Panama and its historic role in maritime trade?

The Syrian conflict has forced many entrepreneurs to flee, but the country needs them back in order to rebuild the economy.

The focus will be on the FOMC statement Wednesday, when the Fed will likely lower its forecasts, but remain ambiguous about the prospects for tapering its QE.

Indicators such as consumer confidence and initial jobless claims are trending positively overall, even if mixed week to week.

McDonald's is trying to overtake Kentucky Fried Chicken as China's fast food of choice. Its latest efforts don't seem to be catching on.

Abyei, a conflicted, oil-rich region, is at the heart of a fresh battle between Sudan and South Sudan.

If Detroit's proposal to pay lenders 10 cents on the dollar is seen as a default, it could force the city into Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

The International Monetary Fund blamed the sequestration and deficit reduction for its lowered GDP outlook for the U.S.

Japan's increasingly large elderly population is not considered in Abe's economic reforms.

Charles Schwab's data is closely watched as an indicator of retail investor sentiment.

Singapore identified 133 traders it says have been manipulating local interbank lending rates.

More than 65 percent of Greek citizens have never used the Internet.

The U.S.'s first African-American female CEO said business leaders shouldn't ignore upcoming classes of women business leaders.

The latest European Union inflation and unemployment data show the continent's economy is still struggling to recover.

China’s central bank recently stopped injecting cash into the economy to reel in borrowing, and now appetite for its bonds has waned.

Portugal's President Aníbal Cavaco Silva says the IMF has different goals than the EU, which governs the two other branches of the Troika.

A new trend in China has many couples flocking to a fake European town near Shanghai for their wedding photos.

The poverty-stricken Gaza Strip has seen a decrease in aid funding since the Syrian conflict began.

The two-day G-8 summit, scheduled to begin Monday in Northern Ireland, is facing a flurry of criticism from various quarters.

India's privately owned telegram service, BSNL, announced this week that telegrams will soon become extinct in India.

European Union parliamentarians are concerned about the police crackdowns on protesters.

Canada's Kinross abandoned its project over disputes with the government. Is China now moving into Ecuador's gold-rich Fruta del Norte?

China's solar panel industry will have to undergo dramatic consolidations soon to reverse the recent downturn.

Free trade between Europe and North America is being discussed, but there are some barriers to an agreement.

The most foreign investment in the European Union by far still comes from the U.S., figures for 2012 show.

A new $20 billion storm protection plan was announced on Tuesday that will extend far past the end of Bloomberg's term as mayor.