Indeed, Bernanke's speech helped catalyze a surprising liquidity squeeze in China — one that signals more change to come in that country's financial system and carries broad implications for the global economy, experts say. On Thursday, June 20, China …

So PayPal, and the whole global economy, dodged one hell of a bullet in being able to simply erase the accounting error. And the American debt can continue to grow another day. Get the latest news and analysis delivered to your inbox. Sign up for …

WASHINGTON (AP) The United States is still viewed as the world's leading economic power in many countries, according to polls in 39 nations by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project. But as the Great Recession has buffeted the U.S. economy, …

Foreigners using the services of global companies are fair game. (There is also a certain irony to the revelations, considering that some European governments such as Germany and the Netherlands are strong U.S. allies on Internet freedom but may …

Smoking, eating junk food, shunning exercise and drinking are draining the global economy of $33.9bn annually in the costs of treating breast, lung and colon cancers, according to a study by GE Healthcare. The research conducted by GfK Bridgehead on …

And while China's days of double-digit growth are over, data on Monday should show the world's second-largest economy expanded around 7.5 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier – a pace most countries can only dream of. Still, the trends are …

China's slowdown cast a shadow over Europe and Asia on Tuesday, sparking questions over Beijing's ability to avoid a hard landing that would wreak havoc on the world economy, analysts said. PHOTOS. A Chinese man (R) reads a newspaper as he rests at …

Singapore's exports in June extended the longest run of declines since the global financial crisis, suggesting economic growth last quarter may have been less than the government initially estimated. Non-oil domestic exports slid 8.8 percent from a …

Global sales volume grew 1 percent, less than the 3.3 percent average of four estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Europe sales volume slid 4 percent because of the weak economy and flooding in Germany. China's volume was little changed after a 7 percent …