CHICAGO (AP) - A panel of business executives and academics says America needs to improve its education system if it hopes to remain competitive against emerging and changing global economies.

Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar rose to a six-month high against the euro on speculation the greenback will be the main beneficiary of a global economic slowdown as German business confidence dropped in August more than forecast.

Standard Chartered has released a report on Vietnam’s economy, saying that narrowing trade deficit and surge in FDI calm nerves over currency crisis.

Exactly one week after oil workers of ExxonMobil Corporation in Nigeria commenced industrial action over what they alleged to be the company's insensitivity to their plight, Nigeria's crude oil production has begun to shiver and creating an unsettled ef

OTTAWA - Canada's economy will slump sharply this year and plunge some governments into a deficit, but still manage to avoid a recession, says the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.