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G20 Confirms Commitment to Avoiding Currency Wars

Meeting in Moscow last weekend, G20 members confirmed their commitment to "market determined exchange rate systems and exchange rate flexibility."

Eurozone Recovery Still at Risk, ECB's Draghi Warns

The eurozone's recovery from a devastating economic crisis is still at risk, the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) warned Monday, as he called for troubled countries to focus on cutting their expenditures and implementing reforms.

Census Data Shows Evolution of Second-generation Americans

Second-generation Americans have higher incomes and education, more homeownership, friends outside their racial and ethnic groups and tend to hold more liberal political beliefs, according to a nonprofit's analysis of census data.

U.S. Markets Ignore Gloom in the Capital

Apparently conflicting pictures pose a quandary for market strategists: Should an investor emphasize the negative indicators for the U.S. economy or the upward trend of the stock market?

Gonzalez Law Firm Gets Traction With Toyota

The Milwaukee law firm of Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP represented Toyota Motor Credit Corp. in a $300 million medium term note, one of the largest public offerings of debt securities ever handled by a minority-owned law firm.

Putin Discusses Urals Meteorite Fall

The situation in Chelyabinsk Region following the meteorite hit was the subject of discussion. Mr Puchkov said that more than 290 homes and a number of industrial sites and social facilities were damaged by the impact wave. More than 500 people have sought medical assistance.

States Continue to Cut Unemployment Benefits

More states are chopping unemployment benefits, from the number of weeks to the weekly benefit.

Industrial Production Slipped in January

Industrial production fell 0.1 percent in January after a climb of 0.4 percent in December, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

German Aristocrat Appointed New Head of Vatican Bank

The top position at IOR had been vacant since May, when Italian banker Ettore Gotti Tedeschi was abruptly dismissed by the bank's lay supervisors in circumstances that have never been fully explained.

GOP Stymies Hagel Pick for Now as Dems Fall Short

President Obama's pick to serve as secretary of Defense hit a major roadblock Thursday as Democrats in the Senate failed in a move to force the chamber to vote on his nomination.

Hispanic Men Present Enticing Sales Opportunities

Marketing for household items traditionally focuses on women -- but when it comes to shopping decisions in U.S. Hispanic households, it might be men who get the final say.

Eurozone GDP Slows US Markets

U.S. stock indexes slid Thursday morning, despite a sharp drop in first-time unemployment benefit claims.

Fla. Pols Call for Revision of Cuban Adjustment Act

An odd confluence of efforts at migration reforms in Washington and Havana has sparked calls for a review of the Cuban Adjustment Act -- the U.S. law that has provided the greatest benefits to Cuban arrivals for the last half-century.

Eurozone Fell Deeper Into Recession at End of 2012

The eurozone economy contracted at its fastest pace since the 2009 recession during the final quarter of 2012, when it shrank by a more-than-forecast 0.6 per cent, data released Thursday showed.

Weekly Jobless Claims Fell Sharply

The U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims fell by 27,000 to 341,000 in the week that ended Saturday. Initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped from 368,000, a figure revised from the 371,000 announced last Thursday.