Asian markets were gripped by volatility Thursday as investors grow increasingly worried about the state of the global economy, sending them rushing to safe-haven assets and fuelling talk of possible recession. The pound was managing to hold its own despite another night of drama in...

The US trade deficit dropped nearly 15 percent in January compared to December, largely due to declining imports from China, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Economists say the decline could help support growth in the first three months of the year, which would be a welcome...

German carmaker Volkswagen and Amazon.com Inc have agreed on a strategic partnership to create a kind of “industry cloud”, for which details will soon be announced, Germany’s Sueddeutsche newspaper reported on Wednesday. It cited unnamed sources at Volkswagen as saying Amazon would...

 McDonald’s Corp said on Monday it would buy Israel’s Dynamic Yield, whose technology helps marketers personalize customer interactions, to boost its online marketing efforts. McDonald’s will pay more than $300 million, a person familiar with the matter said. McDonald’s...