China's growth engine looks to have ended last year on a flat note as its massive factory sector sputtered in December, though ebbing price pressures also offered scope for more policy stimulus from Beijing and across much of Asia.

Brazil's government plans to rework parts of the country's new mining code currently stalled in Congress, the new Mines and Energy Minister Eduardo Braga said on Thursday.

Brent crude LCOc1 reversed early gains to trade near $57 a barrel on Friday, as the glut of oil that has halved prices since June overshadowed investors repositioning at the start of the year for an eventual recovery.

The euro took another downward lurch on Friday, sinking to a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar on clear indications that the European Central Bank will soon embark on outright money-printing.

Since this Hollywood couple announced their separation, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have been the topics of many conversations in tinsel town.

For Revenge new 2015 spoilers, TV Over Mind revealed that David will involuntarily cause Emily and Victoria to become roommates. Viewers will witness the two women getting David's threats of facing untoward consequences in their lives if they don't efforts to get along well in one roof.

"Furious 7" actor Vin Diesel has reportedly hinted on a possible role in the future film, "Inhumans". Will he be featured on the Marvel film after his success as a film racer?

The upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron, preview and sneak peek lets fans in on the film's cast that'll give life to the movie. The new Avengers cast may or may not surprise audiences everywhere.

Euro zone politicians are not obliged to rescue Greece as the country is no longer of systemic importance to the single currency bloc, a senior member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party was quoted as saying.

The Arizona Coyotes have a new majority owner after Philadelphia hedge fund manager Andrew Barroway received approval to buy a 51 percent stake in the National Hockey League franchise.