(AP) — Across the West, early miners digging for gold, silver and copper had no idea that one day something else very valuable would be buried in the piles of dirt and rocks they tossed aside. There's a rush in the U.S. to find key components of …

If that alone were the criterion, government hospitals would be the first place of choice even for the affluent. But we know that even the poor, if they had the means, wouldn't be … Moreover, the credit rating agencies which have acquired some …

Yuan and her close friend, 16-year-old Wang Linjia, who also died, were students at Jiangshan Middle School in Zhejiang, an affluent coastal province in eastern China, Chinese state media has reported. They were part of a group of students and teachers …

In this week's sign that America is clearly wheezing its last ethical gasps, a teacher at a Florida daycare was sacked just hours after she found and extinguished a fire that was burning at the daycare facility. Events transpired on Wednesday afternoon …

China's impact on the global economy and its recent financial reform are some of the focuses of the meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the world's 20 biggest economies. On Saturday, China further liberated lending interest rates for …

A crucial asset in a global economy. Local leaders recognize the value of having a customs officer at New River Airport facility. EDITORIALS. Read more editorials from The Roanoke Times on our editorials page. Join the discussion about issues affecting …

A phenomenal expansion of central bank balance sheets has taken place in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, as central banks have aggressively pursued several types of unconventional monetary policy measures. In virtually all cases, it has …

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, has recorded a huge victory for his ruling coalition in the upper house elections today. He has all but cemented his grip on power paving a clear path to the most stable government Japan has seen since 2006.

General Electric Co on Friday unveiled a surprise jump in its backlog of orders for dishwashers, X-ray machines and scores of other industrial products, boosting the conglomerate's shares and stoking hopes for gains in manufacturing around the world.