The latest news on the floods in Bangkok and how it is affecting travel and tourism in the region.
Stocks surged 3 percent on Thursday as an agreement by European leaders to help contain the region's two-year debt crisis lifted a cloud hovering over markets.
Berlusconi’s promises have largely been met with derision, skepticism and scorn in Italy.
Chemical giant BASF's earnings slipped 4.3 percent in the third quarter on economic uncertainty and cautious spending among its customers.
The ink is barely dry on European leaders’ plan to resolve the Greek / Europe debt crisis, and attention has already turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve. Is there enough liquidity in the global financial system or will Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke need to deploy more monetary stimulus to grease the wheels of commerce?
Fears of a double-dip recession in the U.S. receded temporarily Thursday after Washington said consumers bought more appliances and businesses spent more on construction this past summer.
The Athens Stock Exchange surged as much as 6 percent in Thursday trading.
The late-night rescue package agreed by euro zone leaders to cool their dangerous debt crisis will at least allow investors to look at other things for a while.
U.S. economic growth increased at its fastest in a year in the third quarter as consumers and businesses set aside fears about the recovery and stepped up spending, creating momentum that could carry into the final three months of the year.
European leaders roundly hailed all the agreements.
Economic growth likely gathered steam in the third quarter as consumers and businesses set aside fears and stepped up spending, creating momentum that is expected to carry into the final three months of the year.
Parties reached a deal late into the evening during marathon negotiations.
China is considering a proposal to set up a regional bank to help its small and medium enterprises invest in Southeast Asian neighbors, fund infrastructure projects and promote development in southwestern China, two independent sources said.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones futures and Nasdaq 100 futures rising 1.5 to 1.8 percent at 5:05 a.m. EDT.
The latest news on travel alerts, evacuations, and the airports in Thailand as Bangkok faces severe floods.
A whirl-wind day in the financial crisis: the European Central Bank renewed loans to key banks, and Germany backed an increase in the bailout fund ahead of a European leader summit to discuss debt-plagued Greece. Is the crisis over? Far from it, but it is a start. Here's how the Greece situation can affect your life.
The incoming head of the European Central Bank threw the euro zone a lifeline hours before a crucial summit on Wednesday which looked set to fall short of a definitive plan to tackle the bloc's debt crisis.
The NL is a key member of Berlusconi’s ruling coalition government and thus far has not wanted to make many concessions to EU demands for reform.
During a CNBC interview on Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry said the huge tax breaks to the wealthy offered under his new flat-tax plan is necessary for job creation.
The incoming head of the European Central Bank threw the Eurozone a lifeline hours before a crucial summit on Wednesday by signaling the bank would go on buying troubled states' bonds to combat market turmoil.
Advancing floodwater shuts down domestic airports, Don Muang, as the city prepares for surges of water expected later this week.
South Africa will see its budget deficit widen a touch this year to support a weak recovery, but aims to constrain expenditure and keep debt in check and over the following three years.
