The gap in employment rates between America's highest- and lowest-income families has stretched to its widest levels since officials began tracking the data a decade ago, according to an analysis...

On the fifth anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse, President Barack Obama says the Republican focus on budget tightening could widen income disparities in the nation even as the economy climbs...

Mooncakes — the hockey-puck-sized pastries Chinese give each other every year for the mid-autumn festival — were always more about tradition than delicacy: Some people don't even like...

September Michigan Consumer sentiment slipped to 76.8 disappointing expectations of 82.0 and coming below a previous 82.1....

September Michigan Consumer sentiment slipped to 76.8 disappointing expectations of 82.0 and coming below a previous 82.1....

Britain's postal workers may strike next month if the government does not provide guarantees on pay and pensions before privatising the near 500-year-old Royal Mail, Reuters...

The US announced August Advance Retail Sales came in at 0.2% compared to an expected 0.5% and despite still in positive is smaller than the prior reading of 0.4% (revised higher from 0.2%)....

Europe's finance ministers are working against the clock to solve the thorny but crucial issue of agreeing on further reforms to strengthen the region's banking sector.   Decisions...

Bearish pressure in EUR/CAD has eased over the past few days after the pair touched a five-week low by 1.3649 on September 6th....

Producer and import prices in Switzerland rose as expected by 0.2% in August, from a previous flat reading...