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A monthslong slump in oil, uncertainty about the magnitude of an economic slowdown in China and concerns about whether that spills over and restrains USA growth have plagued stocks since the start of the year.

The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Frederick, was “arrested while perpetrating a hostile act”, but didn’t state when he was detained or explain the nature of the act. Warmbier was detained on January 2 as he was trying to fly out of...

West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has retired from all forms of cricket, according to global sports media.

USA stocks closed higher Friday, for their first positive week in four, helped by a recovery in oil from multiyear lows and hopes of stimulus overseas.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Friday opened on a higher note during the morning session of the trade. The S&P BSE Sensex, which opened at 24,606.20 points, was trading at 24,782.61 points (3.00 p.m.), down 71.50 points or 0.29 percent from the previous day’s...

Beijing guided the unit down by setting its daily fix lower for eight consecutive sessions, representing a 1.4 percent fall, before returning to stability.

Tax season has officially started, and local officials are warning area residents to be wary of predators wanting to defraud them.

In October, the IRS released information about the scams, suggesting the appropriate action to take if consumers receive a call from anyone who identifies themselves as an IRS official or someone acting on its behalf.

Asian stocks rallied Friday, extending a global market rebound fueled by the prospect of more stimulus from European policymakers and a bounce in oil prices.

North Korea has detained a USA college student who was traveling in the country as a tourist, charging him with committing an unspecified “hostile act” against the reclusive, nuclear-armed state and threatening the “unity” of its people, official media...

– Coderre on Energy East pipeline.

Verizon, on a consolidated basis, expects to mitigate 2016 earnings pressures resulting from the sale of high-margin wireline operations to Frontier Communications Corp.

Sales rose 1.7 percent, Statistics Canada said on Friday, the biggest increase since June 2014 and topping forecasts for 0.2 percent. Prices for food purchased at stores were up 4.1 percent, with the acceleration mainly attributable to more expensive fresh fruit and vegetables.

In Oregon, the year-over-year unemployment rate fell from 6.7 percent in December 2014 to 5.4 percent last month.

Sadiq Adatia, chief investment officer at Sun Life Global Investments, said the Bank of Canada is eyeing the low price of oil as it considers where to take its benchmark interest rates after cutting them twice previous year.