The United States moved closer to a default that could damage the economy and a partial government shutdown entered its third week as Senate Democratic and Republican leaders remained at odds in their...

 Industrial output across the eurozone rebounded in August, official figures showed Monday, raising hopes that the sector will contribute to a pick-up in economic growth.   Eurostat,...

Senate Republicans and Democrats hit an impasse over spending in their last-ditch struggle to avoid an economy-jarring default in just four days and end a partial government shutdown that enters its...

Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to make any significant progress toward a deal Saturday even as a threatened default by the Treasury crept uncomfortably closer and a partial government...

World finance officials prepared to wrap up three days of meetings in Washington, where fretting about the risk of an unprecedented U.S. debt default overshadowed myriad worries about a shaky global...

New airplanes are grounded, investigations of fatal air and car crashes are going undone and scientific studies dependent on government funding have ground to a halt because of the partial government...

Dear Sir   We refer to your article on The Malta Business Weekly dated 26 September entitled Switch off, Unplug, Save. We are hereby appealing to the good sense of your readers in correcting...

SMEs are the backbone of the Maltese economy. They constitute the overwhelming majority of businesses (99.9%) and account for 39,000 employees, slightly more than one third of private sector...

Shares in newly-privatized Royal Mail soared on their stock market debut Friday, bolstering criticism that the company — which traces its five-century history back to King Henry VIII — was...

Spain is emerging from years of recession but will need to boost growth significantly to "make a real impact" on one of the highest unemployment rates in the European Union, the economy...