Despite weakness in the world's second-largest economy, China's major onshore oil firms Sinopec and PetroChina said profits rose in 2013. China Oil Giants Enjoy Profit Rises Despite Weak Economy. Advertisement. SHANGHAI — Despite weakness in the …

Weaker-than-expected readings from China pointed to a contraction in the first three months of the year and will raise market expectations of government stimulus to arrest a loss of momentum in the world's second-largest economy. "It tells you …

“This will certainly benefit them because businesses now operate in an increasingly volatile and technology-driven global economy, and our reliance on technology is not likely to wane in the future. “Consequently, finance professionals will need to be …

The global economy in 2014 is fraught with six major uncertainties, said Zhu Guangyao, Vice Minister of Finance, when delivering a speech at the "2014 Global Economic Outlook" session of the "China Development Forum 2014" in Beijing, March 22, 2014.

Investors are wondering how much of the slowdown in the U.S. economy this winter was due to bad weather. Data this week may not clear up that uncertainty because home sales, goods orders and consumption data will be from February, rather than March.

–Tale Risks: Fluctuations in the world's economies are largely due to the stories we hear and tell about them, Robert Shiller says. But most of the world lacks a comprehensive, easily understood narrative of positive change similar to Japan's Abenomics.

By Jeremy Gaunt. LONDON (Reuters) – Take your pick of the most important economic event of the coming week – forward-looking global activity data, interest rate decisions in Europe or a spot-check on U.S. jobs after a month of particularly bad weather.

That middle class affluence, in turn, drove up consumer spending and propelled the economy all the more. Today, however, despite still having the world's largest economy, best technology and abundant human and natural resources, we seem to be adrift in …

Markets are under pressure. If growing global output from conventional as well as unconventional sources and the stabilizing global consumption levels – courtesy the state of major economies and the growing emphasis all around on efficiency – are any …