TOKYO�Japanese stocks tumbled the most in two years on Thursday, as weak Chinese manufacturing data, higher bond yields and a stronger yen prompted widespread selling in record trading volume.

An index of activity in China's huge manufacturing sector hit a 7-month low in May. LONDON (CNNMoney). Fears of a slowdown in global growth were reinforced Thursday as a preliminary report on China's manufacturing in May showed activity contracted for ...

The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to "extremely poor quality" construction materials, to the massive, vibrating equipment operating when the ...

A report Wednesday on U.S. sales of previously occupied homes in April may show the housing recovery has crossed a critical threshold.

Call it Elon Unchained. With the early repayment yesterday of Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA)'s loan from the U.S. Energy Department, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is free to run the electric-car maker for the benefit of himself and other shareholders.

The US Federal Reserve heralded the beginning of the end for its third round of quantitative easing as Ben Bernanke said it could slow the $85bn-a-month pace of asset purchases �in the next few meetings� if the labour market is strong.

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.

Lenovo Group Ltd. (992), the world's second-biggest maker of personal computers, reported a 90 percent gain in fourth-quarter profit after increasing its market share and boosting smartphone sales.

French judges began grilling Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, on Thursday over allegations that she acted illegally in approving a �400m pay-off for a businessman when she was finance minister under former president Nicolas ...

Wed May 22, 2013 9:59am EDT. By Anna Louie Sussman May 22 (NEW YORK) - More Americans will take to the road over the Memorial Day holiday weekend this year than in 2012, but overall travel is expected to decline slightly, as high airfares ground ...