SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose to six-week highs on Tuesday, led by a rally in Chinese shares, while gold took a breather after its biggest one-day gain in more than a year. European stocks were seen opening higher, tracking gains in Asia …

The Group of 20 nations met over the weekend to discuss how to move forward with a global economic recovery. The meeting centered largely around the group's initiative to crackdown on tax evasion. According to Financial Times, G20 leaders have …

NEW YORK – World stock prices rose to near five-year highs on Monday on growing investor optimism after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe strengthened his power base, adding weight to his plans to jumpstart the world's third-biggest economy.

Dutch healthcare, lighting and consumer appliances group Philips has reported a tripling of second quarter net profits compared to a year ago thanks go cost saving and a jump in sales (release). Net profits were up to €317m compared to the €102m in the …

In Germany, the IFO business climate index for July is expected to have inched higher, but the economy is hobbled by the reluctance of firms to invest and by soft global demand: Germany's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for manufacturing has been …

The Bachelor of International Economics (BIE) is a new four-year, full-time degree programme that has been introduced by the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, this year. BIE students will be taught the …

A Chinese woman walks past a fashion boutique having a sale at a shopping mall in Beijing, China Monday, July 15, 2013. The United States is still viewed as the world's leading economic power in many countries, according to polls in 39 nations by the …

The global economic fragility appears to have helped unite the financial G20 in a fight against tax avoidance and to seek balanced stimulation of global growth while reducing local deficit. The meeting in Moscow paved the way for the G20 heads of state …

“These losses could just be the cost of doing business or they could be a major new risk for companies and nations as these illicit acquisitions damage global economic competitiveness and undermine technological advantage," the report said. McAfee …