UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Global economy is improving, but remains vulnerable to new and old headwinds that could derail growth, a UN report said here Wednesday, adding that a bumpy exit from quantitative easing by major central banks …

China's economic development depends as much on international diplomacy as it does on domestic investment and political reform. According to state-run news agency Xinhua, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said earlier this month that one of China's top …

"But demographics and economic growth will eventually drive the Indian economy up the table and the forecast for 2028 has India becoming the world's 3rd largest economy overtaking Japan," the report said. The Cebr World Economic League Table (WELT) …

The world economy should snap a three-year stretch of slowing growth in 2014, although the upturn over the next 12 months looks likely to be incremental rather than a leap forward. With stock markets rallying in the twilight days of this year and …

Chairman Bernanke's careful scripting of his legacy continued with his epigrammatic speech, about the Fed's “finest hour”, fighting back political encroachment whilst saving the global economy. This speech was in fact Bernanke's “finest hour” in …

It is difficult to forecast global economic growth in contemporary times because of the high volatility and uncertainty in an inter-connected world. Slow recovery from the 2008/2009 global economic crisis and external shocks has further aggravated the …

Stock markets shrugged off scary headlines to set record highs in 2013. Now economic indicators are finally validating investors' faith. “We no longer believe that every new thing is going to be the end of the world,” said one of our experts.

But lately, shipping rates have turned around nicely — following the rebounding in the global economy — boosting revenue growth and operating margins for major shipping companies (see table). I like DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS) as a short-term speculative …

In the global economy this week, data will probably show U.S. manufacturers are expanding at a faster rate than their counterparts in China and Europe. Growth at American producers held close to the highest level since early 2011. Elsewhere, Brazil may …