Treasuries and bonds across Asia fell on speculation U.S. data on jobless claims and home sales will back the case for the Federal Reserve to taper debt buying.

By Aileen Wang and Koh Gui Qing. BEIJING | Wed May 22, 2013 10:51pm EDT. BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May as new orders fell, a preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed, adding to ...

Slightly more travelers are expected to drive to their getaway destinations this Memorial Day holiday weekend, AAA reports. While 31.2 million people will drive during the holiday, up 0.25% from last year, only 2.3 million will take leisure flights, down 7%.

TOKYO - The Bank of Japan stood pat on monetary policy Wednesday amid market anxiety over volatility in bond markets, which has threatened to undermine the country's battle to end deflation and stimulate growth in the giant economy.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes climbed in April to the highest level in more than three years even as the market remained constrained by a lack of inventory and strict borrowing rules.

Wed May 22, 2013 11:22am EDT. May 22 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013.

Dhaka, Bangladesh: The head of an inquiry into the collapse of a Bangladesh factory says the building's owner violated construction codes and was responsible for the disaster.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the eighth time congressional Republicans have advanced a measure promoting the project.

SAN FRANCISCO - Meg Whitman said it would take five years to turn around Hewlett-Packard. On Wednesday, when the computing giant announced quarterly results that exceeded analysts' estimates, she stuck by her plan.

It pays to be in TV. On the list of 10-best paid CEOs of 2012 - the exclusive club inside an already-exclusive club - half are in the entertainment and media industry, according to executive pay research firm Equilar.