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According to The Wall Street Journal, the European Union's statistics agency Eurostat released data on Thursday which showed that euro zone sales volumes increased 0.7 percent in August; 0.2 percent...

Brent crude oil fell below $108 heading into the weekend as worries about the government shutdown's effect on US oil demand weighed on prices. However, a storm in the Gulf of Mexico kept a floor...

The US began its fourth day without the functions of most of the Federal government while Congress continued to argue over an emergency spending bill. President Obama canceled a trip to Indonesia and...

No progress seems be made resolving the debt ceiling crisis as deliberations continue for day three. Analysts speculate market losses can be attributed to the stalemate. Shots rang out on Capitol...

Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded down 1.07 percent to 14,971.30 while the NASDAQ declined 1.33 percent to 3,764.44. The S&P also fell, dropping 1.19 percent to 1,673.78. Top...

Crude oil prices jumped overnight after news that Trans Canada Corp's Keystone XL Glulf Coast pipeline would open toward the end of the year. The pipeline will carry crude oil from Crushing, Oklahoma...

The European Central Bank struck a watchful yet patient tone on Wednesday and pushed the euro above $1.35. The common currency traded at $1.3605 at 5:10 GMT on Thursday morning. The ECB meeting went...

The gridlock between Democrats and Republicans in the US looked unlikely to ease as the US headed into its third day of a Federal government shutdown. The dollar fell to eight month lows on the...

The the debt ceiling battle presses on, equity markets do not seem to be taking notice. After yesterday’s gains, major indexes suffered small losses Wednesday. The value of the dollar continued...

Oil prices continued to fall on Wednesday as the US government remained shut down for a second day. The halt has forced nearly one million government workers to take unpaid leave and will likely...

After climbing to $1.3588 on Tuesday, the euro settled at $1.3522 on Wednesday morning as investors awaited the results of the European Central Bank's monthly policy meeting, set to take place on...

The US showed little progress toward reaching an agreement and ending the nation’s first government shutdown in 17 years on Wednesday. However, Asian markets took the government halt calmly...

Top headlines around the world focus on the United States government shutdown. Markets fell Monday on anticipation of the House and Senate unable to come to an agreement, but managed to push higher...

The euro strengthened against the dollar on Tuesday after the US government failed to come to a decision regarding an emergency spending bill and began its first shutdown in 17 years.Democrats and...

Brent crude oil lost ground on Tuesday after the US government began its first shutdown in 17 years.Failure of Democrats and Republicans to agree on an emergency spending bill left the government...

The Republican-led House and Democratic-led Senate failed to come to an agreement on Tuesday evening, leaving the US government no choice but to shut down for an undetermined period. However, most...