Is the air of optimism that seems to permeate the global economic outlook justified? Leading commentators around the world are more optimistic at the start of the New Year than they have ever been since the global recession of 2008. Even conceding that …

Efforts to revive growth in the world's most influential economies are having a beneficial effect worldwide, with the exception of the eurozone. All of the looming problems for the global economy are political in character. After 25 years of stagnation …

BRUSSELS Jan 12 (Reuters) – Year-end U.S. shopping and manufacturing output figures and a Friday credit-rating blitz in Europe are expected to set the tone this week, showing the global economy's uneven recovery remains on track. Last week ended on a …

Given the importance of luxury goods within Chinese social structures, gifting patterns, and consumption patterns, luxury now plays a significant role in Chinese New Year as popular gifts and new trends emerge. The luxury industry is acutely aware of …

Gold hits one-month high; nickel extends gains on Indonesia ban. By Wayne Cole … Most other currencies in the region gained on the U.S. dollar which skidded to 103.33 yen, having shed a full yen on Friday to end at 104.08 in New York. The euro firmed …

The value of resale housing transactions in Calgary reached $10.73 billion in 2013, up from $9.1 billion in 2012, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board's (CREB) year-end report. About 80% of the value was in the single-family market with $8.4 …

UTAH COUNTY – Real estate in the business and industrial market did well in Utah for 2013 and its future looks even brighter, according to the CBRE Group, Inc. recently released quarterly report. For the Utah County area, technology … Reflecting on …

That appears to be the sentiment of many Pittsburghers, at least when it comes to the smiling fish that has been the emblem of Wholey's Fish Market in the Strip District for nearly 25 years. In one form or another, they want the fish in or near the …

Whelan said task force members were hand-picked and represent government, law enforcement, human services, medical, pharmacy, real estate agents and parents. … 30, she and fellow coordinator Beth Mingey, director of prevention/education services for …