U.S. stocks soared on Thursday, with the S&P 500 crossing the landmark level of 1,700 points for the first time, boosted by a batch of upbeat economic data and Federal Reserve reassurance after a two-day policy meeting.
Nearly one in nine adult New Yorkers have now been diagnosed with diabetes, an all-time high, according to data released Thursday by the city's Health Department.
South Korea's consumer prices rose at a faster pace in July due to higher prices of farm goods and oil products, a government report showed Thursday.
Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday that his country will further liberalize its economy to attract more foreign investment.
U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will continue the current monetary stimulus moves to bolster the slow economic growth and job creation, as the latest data showed that U.S. economy grew at a sub-par 1.7 percent in the second quarter.
Anemia, or low levels of red blood cells, may increase the risk of dementia in elderly people, a U.S. study said Wednesday.
China's economy will maintain steady growth in the second half of this year amid "extremely complicated domestic and international conditions," according to the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
Cypriot authorities on Tuesday announced the Bank of Cyprus had been fully recapitalized by converting 47.5 percent of uninsured deposits into shares in the bank, as part of the eastern Mediterranean island's 10 billion euros bailout.
Japan's unemployment rate fell below 4.0 percent for first time since October 2008 to 3.9 percent in June from the previous month, according to the Japanese government Tuesday.
The resource dependent Australian economy is in a holding pattern as the tension ahead of a critical federal election ramps up. All eyes are on the bell-weather retail industry and Aussie consumers, who, according to a leading economist, have "gone on strike" in 2013.
Australians are spending a significant amount of money on health, beauty and fitness - an average of more than 6,000 AU dollars (5494 U.S. dollars) a year, according to a study released on Thursday by the Commonwealth Bank.
South Korean economy grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in the second quarter of this year as a turnaround in private consumption relieved the weak facility investment, central bank data showed Thursday.
Chinese shares jumped on Tuesday as the country's securities regulator is reportedly delaying resumption of an initial public offering (IPO), easing investors' concerns over market liquidity.
The surge of voter support for Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since he reclaimed the Labor leadership appears to have stalled, according to the latest Newspoll.
Eight years after China began exchange rate reform, the Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, has advanced 34 percent against the U.S. dollar.
China's Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that it will impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imported solar-grade polysilicon from the United States and the Republic of Korea.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says macroeconomic policies should be more scientific, forward-looking and targeted, to promote healthy growth in the long run.
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