Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to elevate the role of women in the world's third-largest economy. He might start with his own party.

By Xiaoyi Shao and Jonathan Standing. BEIJING | Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:46pm EDT. BEIJING (Reuters) - China's house prices rose at the fastest pace this year in May from a year earlier, though the pace of gains eased from the previous month, highlighting ...

President Barack Obama said Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has stayed in his post �longer than he wanted,� one of the clearest signals the central bank chief will leave when his current term expires next year.

Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:22pm IST. NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Growth in the New York state manufacturing sector picked back up in June, but the details were less encouraging as new orders and employment fell to their lowest levels in five months, a report ...

Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:08pm EDT. * Market nervous ahead of Fed signals on stimulus. * Dollar/yen outlook tied to stocks, rather than U.S.

Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:50pm IST. * Most drug settlements may still be allowed. * Companies' share prices steady on Monday. By Lawrence Hurley and Diane Bartz.

Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:48am IST. June 17 (Reuters) - Detroit's default and debt restructuring plan are precedent-setting in the U.S.

Major provisions of the 2010 health-care-overhaul law will take effect in January. That's when employers with 50 or more full-time workers must offer them health insurance or pay penalties.

The Australian dollar extended this quarter's biggest decline among major counterparts after the Reserve Bank indicated the currency may weaken further.

TOKYO--Sony Corp. (6758.TO) said Tuesday it will review hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb's proposal that it list its entertainment business, after Mr. Loeb's firm Third Point LLC raised its stake in the Japanese electronics firm.