Kathleen Caulderwood

A new factor may affect Kenya's growth rate adversely in 2014.

The medical bills for Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent skiing accident are covered, but for many skiers a broken leg means a broken budget.

Next year, higher interest rates and tighter lending rules are set to take effect. Is the sales uptrend over?

Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Google's Dream Team of Page and Brin, and Amazon's Bezos topped this year’s list of highest-earning billionaires.

On CZ Electronics' phone - the firm says competing with foreign firms' to create a cheaper model won’t be easy.

The banks are likely to secure a plea deal with Washington regarding tax-evasion accounts info, but some are warning their U.S. clients first.

Sales of diet soda fell 6.8 percent this year thanks to American fears about the negative side effects of artificial sweeteners.

Bob Diamond is asking investors for $250 million to fund a new venture with African billionaire Ashish Thakkar.

A record number of oil companies got licenses to ship U.S. crude oil this year, according to government data.

Leaders of Africa's biggest copper producer are ordering China’s Nonferrous Mining Corporation to halt production over environmental and worker concerns.

In 2014, the South African economy is projected to be one of the slowest in sub-Saharan Africa -- an otherwise fast-growing region.

When it comes to international relations, there's the view of the U.S. public, then there's the view of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Iran's oil minister has named American and British companies as favorites to help develop and export the country’s vast oil reserves.

Investors Business Daily polled 10,000 investors to see how online brokers stack up.

BP had been paying billions in benefits to those whose health and/or businesses were damaged by the Deepwater Horizon spill.

Russian researchers have discovered a computer virus that hacks into online banking sites to steal user information.

Having women on a board of directors saves the company and stockholders money. Should laws mandate that women be on all boards?

Despite an increase in agricultural production and consumer sales, the Russian economy is slowing down thanks to a lack of investment and slowing industrial production. Their central bank governor warned against cutting interest rate.

On Tuesday, a discussion between Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff was interrupted by a small group of protesters.

Discover cardholders will soon start getting monthly updates of their FICO credit scores with their monthly statements.

The Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census shows that the United States has the most billionaires of any country, but Asia is catching up.

As global prices for Arabica green coffee beans hit record lows, Starbucks will see millions in benefits over the next two years. But customers won't see cheaper lattes any time soon.

Ontario seeks to hike revenue by cracking down on tax fraud and evasion and expects to make up for billions in lost revenue.

Samsung sets sights on doubling its business in sub-Saharan Africa but it will face challenges from local taxation, infrastructure, and cheap Chinese gear.

As international forces prepare the leave Afghanistan and elections loom, more farmers are turning to poppy cultivation as opium prices grew last year.

The report from the Conference Board also forecasts slow economic growth for the U.S. next year.

A grassroots Swiss group has petitioned the government to provide all of the country's citizens with a mimum annual income.

Sub-Saharan Africa is poised for growth, and investors are interested despite challenges plaguing the area.

Exchange-traded-fund investors will have to wait a while to see Twitter included in major ETFs. But here's how things might spin out.