Traders expect the Fed to continue its loose monetary policy to limit any adverse economic impact caused by the government shutdown.
The euro and the dollar are affected as central banks in the U.S. and the euro zone stuck to a dovish stance.
Wharton is now offering free online versions of it's core MBA classes, but the experience isn't quite the same.
The move is expected to protect local hand-made jewelry producers from cheaper imports from countries such as Thailand and Malaysia.
A new survey showed developed markets distrust Chinese corporations due to state involvement and lack of brand familiarity.
The identity of the murder victim who was stabbed at Spring High School is unknown. A 16-year-old boy was one of the two people wounded.
Contraction in India's manufacturing sector underscores concerns about a continuing slowdown while the outlook for growth remains bleak.
For Pakistani doctors the financial lure of working in Saudi Arabia and other wealthy Middle Eastern states is simply too tempting to pass up.
India's economy will likely bottom-out in the second half of the fiscal year, despite several issues dogging Asia's third-largest economy.
Asian markets were jolted, after new evidence emerged of a chemical attack by the Syrian government against civilians.
Concern about Fed stimulus reduction, U.S. involvement in Syria and the mid-October debt-ceiling limit are on investors' minds.
Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela have seen their currencies drop sharply in the last six months.
The wait for the release of the FOMC meeting minutes could keep U.S. stocks rangebound.
The rupee, on Tuesday, hit a fresh record low, worsening the sell-off in local stock markets, and laying bare the economy's weak spots.
The plunging Indian rupee hit a fresh low, dragging down the country's stock markets while benchmark bond yields hit multi-year highs.
Stocks could recover from Thursday's fall ahead of housing starts data, a consumer sentiment report and the nonfarm productivity report.
Investors will sift through economic data and chatter that the Fed's stimulus tapering may be accelerated.
A Texas judge ruled that Bitcoin is a currency in a case involving a Ponzi scheme.
The popular virtual currency has encountered its first major stumbling block.
India's central bank expressed concerns about a slow global recovery and the impact of the Federal Reserve winding down its stimulus program.
Despite a weakening kyat and a worsening trade deficit Myanmar's economy is doing just fine, according to Standard Chartered Bank.
NASA has kicked off phase two of its attempt to revive its out of commission Kepler telescope. The planet-hunting observatory has been shut down since May when it began having problems with its positioning system.
Brazil is the emerging market country with perhaps the greatest economic potential - if it can get the higher education equation right.
As problems continue to plague the Fukushima nuclear plant, the impact of its restart on Japan's trade deficit would likely be very small.
Thai traders are buying rice from Myanmar to resell to the Thai government for a hefty profit.
Apple may delay the release of its iPad mini 2 with Retina Display to 2014, while a minor upgrade to the current version is likely this fall.
Mutual funds in India managed more assets than ever in the April-June quarter, as investors, betting on rate cuts, rushed to bond funds.
A misleading translation of a Chinese high school student's political essay has gone viral in Western media. Was it bravery or just bad writing?
Nowhere, if the bills show any signs of wear, stain or other baffling imperfections.
The Winklevoss twins row out to deeper waters as they put their collective heft behind virtual currency Bitcoin.
