Economy

News Hour: The International Monetary Fund on late Thursday approved a new, $1.8 billion loan program for Greece but will not release any funds immediately, in a highly unusual compromise step. The IMF...

News Hour: Brent crude oil rose above $50 per barrel for the first time since early June on Thursday, adding to gains made the previous session when falling U.S. crude and oil product...

News Hour: The dollar’s travails extended into Wednesday as Donald Trump faces a battle to push through his much-vaunted economic agenda, while Hong Kong was the standout Asian equity market, rising for an...

News Hour: Brazil’s economy appears to have turned a corner, but political uncertainty is on the rise, prompting the International Monetary Fund on Thursday to cut its 2018 growth forecast for the recession-hit...

News Hour: US job creation returned with a roar in June, offering a dose of welcome news to the White House and offsetting fears of a slowing economy, official figures showed on Friday....

News Hour: Inflation in Mexico rose in June to its highest level in more than eight years, to an annual rate of 6.3 percent, the National Statistics Institute reported on Friday. Consumer prices...

News Hour: Asian markets headed into the weekend on a negative note on Friday following a sell-off on Wall Street, US jobs data coming in below par and a dive in oil prices...

News Hour: Brent oil prices gained slightly on Tuesday, stabilizing near $50 a barrel on tentative signs that a persistent rise in U.S. crude production may be slowing. The international benchmark LCOc1 gained...

News Hour: Oil pared earlier losses on Monday, resuming its longest stretch of daily rallies in more than five years after data pointed to moderating U.S. output, though analysts said news of rising...

News Hour: After buying big American brands like Apple, Pepsi and Yahoo!, activist shareholders – investors in search of big dividends – now are setting their sights on European companies like Nestle. “No...