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An index of Chinese consumer sentiment gave its highest reading since May 2014, even as concerns mount worldwide over China's slowing economy.

As demand from China and Brazil slumps, the WTO projects global trade will underwhelm in the latter half of 2015.

Uncertainty regarding a possible U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate hike exacerbated volatility in what's typically the worst month of the year for equities.

Asian stock markets, buffeted by economic weakness in China and slumping commodity prices, are set to see one of their worst quarters since the financial crisis.

U.S. Air Force and company officials had no immediate comment on how many rocket launches would be covered by the deal.

"Global equities are closing in on their worst quarter since 2011, with a number of factors fueling fears in an already jittery market," strategists at Barclays wrote.

"We need to change the way we're viewed by the public," said Michael Hayden, global head of research and development at Teva.

An apparent discrepancy in data supplied to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was "a significant failure," an NHTSA official said.

Despite dour pronouncements from some politicians, the U.S. remained the third most competitive economy in the world, the World Economic Forum said.

U.S. stocks closed mildly higher Tuesday after seesawing most of the day as investors weighed uncertainties surrounding the global economy.

Amid growing concern over default rates on student debt, federal officials are considering new regulations to protect borrowers.

Asians have fared best in the housing market among U.S. racial minority groups, according to a recent study of mortgage data.

As the possibility of a government shutdown lingers, investors are questioning whether financial markets would take a major hit.

U.S. stocks wavered Tuesday, a day after the Dow plunged 300 points. Investors are weighing a looming government shutdown and uncertainties surrounding the global economy.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index led the market rout in Asia, dropping to an eight-month low and closing down 4.1 percent.

American dairy farmers find there's no hiding from the global free market once you embrace it.

The Reserve Bank of India cut the repo rate to 6.75 percent from 7.25 percent -- a higher-than-expected cut that brought the key interest rate to its lowest level in four years.

Billionaire investor activist Carl Icahn ramped up criticism of the U.S. Federal Reserve, warning about the unintended consequences of ultra low interest rates on the economy and financial markets.

Chinese industrial companies' profits fell at their fastest rate in four years, official data showed.

The acquisition is calculated to give Energy Transfer a new foothold in the Gulf of Mexico and a dominant position in the Northeast's Marcellus Shale area.

The San Francisco company's growth comes despite legal battles over who can list properties and how they should be zoned and taxed.

Merchants have claimed that the credit card companies prevented retailers from encouraging customers to use cheaper payment methods.

The country's sinking mobile phone sales are the latest example of how currency concerns are affecting average citizens.

Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform want Valeant to provide documents on huge price increases for two of its products.

"We need to [work with] regional and local actors to get more international investment to Sweden."

Several Fed officials have indicated they could raise benchmark interest rates in October, but others suggest it may happen later.

The Dow dropped by 300 points Monday, as market watchers awaited word from the Fed on an inevitable interest-rate hike.

Coal, oil and gas showed some of the most significant decreases following last month's crash of the Shanghai Composite Index.

The decision was taken in order to account for slowing global aluminum demand as China's appetite for the metal shrinks.