Overall, the data allayed fears that the global economy's mid-year lull would deepen, although much still hinges on how many jobs the U.S. economy added in July. That data is due Friday, and economists polled by Reuters expect a 184,000 gain in …

Tokyo – A failure of the economic policies promoted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would take a toll on the global economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said late Thursday. Abe has advocated aggressive monetary easing steps to …

And changed it has – China is currently the world's second-largest economy, which is precisely why investors worry about how demographic issues there will play out globally. How will China's shrinking birthrate affect global economic growth? Over the …

“The real market in the world today is having English as the universal language of communication, education, and business, if you think about it,” says Rethink Education managing partner and Voxy chairman Rick Segal. “While it's not the largest native …

Passersby walk past an electric stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo July 5, 2013. — Reuters picTOKYO, Aug 2 — Asian stocks rose, paring the regional benchmark index's first weekly drop since June, as global manufacturing reports beat …

"Our main partners are luxury brands," said Timur Guguberidze, the store's managing director. "But GUM was reconstructed in the Soviet era and we are trying not to forget this period." Symbolic of this desire was the 2008 reopening of the fine foods …

When Chinese customers visit the American and European boutiques of their favorite luxury brands, they invariably bring out their mobile device while shopping — to snap a photo, check a comparable price, or to connect with travel companions or friends …

But while fast fashion prices are so light on the wallet that they almost feel as though they're going to disappear altogether, the cost of luxury goods continues to rise and rise, with no end in sight. Currently on luxury e-tailer Net-a-Porter, there …

And that is something that many luxury brands are looking to capitalise on with flagship stores and concessions within the malls of Bangkok and the country's upscale holiday resorts. In the last twelve months alone a host of smaller brands such as …