The Consumer Confidence Index of the US in August increased. The Conference Board, an independent business membership and research group, revealed that consumer confidence in the US increased in August.

Government protests and athletes' drug violations could imperil Turkey's bid for the 2020 Olympic Games.

The PCCI said that Indonesia had invited Filipino investors to invest in Amurang City's infrastructure and transportation sectors.

As data showed a recovery in the economy, an economist said the Federal Reserve would most likely stay on its September schedule to start easing its monetary stimulus.

Asset managers questioned the sufficiency of the communications efforts undertaken by Nasdaq when trading halts during technological crisis.

Pentagon said it still wanted foreign companies to do business in the US, but takeovers must not put national security at risk.

Microsoft Corp. announced on Friday that it had offered ValueAct Capital Management LLC President Mason Morfit to join the tech giant's board of directors.

An anonymouse bourse official of the Mexican bourse told Reuters that the bourse canceled Minera Frisco's trades in the last 10 minutes of trading today as the share price spike was caused by a computer glitch.

Fidelity & Guaranty Life had sought to raise USD1 billion through an initial public offering said people involved in the planning process.

According to a top Indian government official, Walmart's plans of getting into the country's multi-brand segment could be at its final stage.