Asia-Pacific's long-term growth outlook remains the strongest in the world, but the medium-term picture is weighed down by an aging population and sluggish productivity, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned in a new report on Tuesday.

Since the financial crisis, the economy has never been called robust, but it may be in the longest expansion on record, with a couple more years to go.

Trade is going to find ways and means — either by way of multilateral arrangements, plurilateral arrangements, or bilateral arrangements — of moving forward

The U.S. trade deficit improved slightly in March amid broad declines in both imports and exports, government data showed on Thursday.

The real estate market is signaling stronger sales ahead as homebuyers finally returned to the mortgage market after two weeks of weakening during the height of the spring housing season.

Ford reports weaker than expected April sales Ford reports weaker-than-expected April sales 16 Hours Ago | 00:30 Ford, Nissan, General Motors and Toyota all reported U.S. sales declines in April, strong signs that demand for cars, trucks and SUVs is starting to slow after seven straight years of growth.

Economic activity in the manufacturing industry didn't expand as much as economists had anticipated for the month of April, data from The Institute for Supply Management revealed on Monday.