Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated the central bank plans to reduce the size of its $4.38 trillion balance sheet as it normalizes monetary policy. Answering questions from the House Financial Services Committee, Yellen said the Federal Open ...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated the central bank plans to reduce the size of its $4.38 trillion balance sheet as it normalizes monetary policy. Answering questions from the House Financial Services Committee, Yellen said the Federal Open ...

Palestinians attend the funeral ceremonies held for people killed by Israeli air raids in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on July 15, 2014. Close. Palestinians attend the funeral ceremonies held for people killed by Israeli air raids... Read More. Close. Open. Photographer: ...

Apple Inc. (AAPL) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) are putting aside a rivalry started at the dawn of the personal-computing era to get more businesses to embrace iPhones and iPads. The deal unveiled yesterday gives Apple access to an ...

Apple Inc. (AAPL) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) are putting aside a rivalry started at the dawn of the personal-computing era to get more businesses to embrace iPhones and iPads. The deal unveiled yesterday gives Apple access to an ...

Fighting continued between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian insurgents, with both sides accusing each other of an attack on apartments in Donetsk, and Ukraine and Russia trading accusations of border violations. “I am reminding everyone again that ...

Asian stocks fell, with the regional index set to halt its longest run of weekly gains in more than two years, while high-yielding currencies weakened amid renewed concern over financial stress in Europe. The yen maintained gains with gold as crude oil ...

World leaders sought to steer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu away from sending ground forces into the Gaza Strip while Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas demanded Hamas stop its rocket attacks. Netanyahu remained vague yesterday ...

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to members of the media at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany on July 10, 2014. Close. Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to members of the media at the chancellery in... Read More. Close. Open.

Syrian refugees are entering Lebanon to benefit from humanitarian aid and employment and not because they're fleeing the war, Lebanese Labor Minister Sajaan Qazzi said. Of the 1.6 million Syrian refugees, 47 percent are workers competing with the ...

China's President Xi Jinping called for greater military communication with the U.S., saying as he opened high-level talks between the two countries that any conflict would be a global disaster. China needs a stable environment “more than ever,” and it's ...

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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron sharpened his attacks on Jean-Claude Juncker as unsuitable to run the European Commission, mounting a final push to convince fellow leaders in Europe to halt the former Luxembourg premier's appointment.

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron sharpened his attacks on Jean-Claude Juncker as unsuitable to run the European Commission, mounting a final push to convince fellow European Union leaders to halt the former Luxembourg premier's appointment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint press conference with his Austrian counterpart in Vienna on June 24, 2014. Close. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint press conference with his Austrian... Read More. Close. Open. Photographer: ...

West Texas Intermediate crude gained for the first time in three days after the Wall Street Journal said the Obama administration has cleared the way for exports of a type of ultra-light U.S. oil. Futures rose as much as 1.4 percent in New York. Federal officials ...

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Kumar, founder and president at Sri-Kumar Global Strategies, examines comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen on interest rates and modest growth for the United States, why he believes the Fed will be better off ...

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to an all-time high, as the Federal Reserve said growth is bouncing back and repeated that interest rates will remain low for a “considerable time.” FedEx Corp. (FDX) advanced 6.2 percent as the ...

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pledged to continue a military operation against Taliban insurgents in their stronghold of North Waziristan until peace returns to the country. “I am confident this operation will be a harbinger of peace and stability,” Sharif ...

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pledged to continue a military operation against Taliban insurgents in their stronghold of North Waziristan until peace returns to the country. “I am confident this operation will be a harbinger of peace and stability,” Sharif ...