American Factories Making a Comeback as Domestic Demand Picks Up

American factories are starting to climb out of a slump on the back of stronger consumer spending. The Institute for Supply Management said its June factory index increased to 53.5, the best reading in five months, from 52.8 in May.

Germany's jobless rate falls to a 24-year low

Germany's jobless rate has fallen by 6,000 to 2.78 million, as Europe's biggest economy continues to recover.

UK industrial production misses market expectations

Hopes for Britain’s economic rebalancing took another knock today as industrial production in June undershot market expectations.

WTO upholds 'rare earth' ruling against China

BERLIN (AP) — The World Trade Organization has upheld a ruling that China violated trade rules with restrictions on the export of "rare earths," the minerals used in mobile phones, hybrid cars and other high-tech products.

U.S. business spending data gives mixed signals on growth

(Reuters) - A mixed reading on the health of U.S. business investment on Friday suggested the economy may not have rebounded as strongly in the second quarter as previously believed, but it offered hope for the rest of 2014.

China's premier says country's economy improving

BEIJING (AP) — China's economy improved in the latest quarter but faces "downward pressure," and Beijing will increase the strength of targeted policy measures to shore up growth, the country's premier said Monday.

U.S. small business, jobs data bolster growth picture

(Reuters) - The U.S. economy has decisively turned the corner with small business confidence hitting its highest level in more than 6-1/2 years in May and the number of jobs available rising to pre-recession levels in April.

US tells China it must allow its currency to strengthen

The US has told China its currency must be allowed to rise if it and the global economy are to see stable growth.

UK economy to hit pre-recession peak by summer, BCC says

The size of the overall UK economy will this summer overtake the peak level it was at before the 2008 financial crisis, a business lobby group says.

Emerging Market Rebound Inevitable for FLS Paving Expansion

Investors who dumped their emerging-market assets this year ignored the economic reality on the ground, according to the chief executive officer of FLSmidth & Co. A/S, a Danish company that boasts the world’s biggest installed base of cement production lines used to build everything from roads in India to high-rise towers in Brazil.

US shutdown is starting to hit business, says Commerce Secretary

US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has warned that business is starting to suffer from the federal shutdown.

Euro zone factories suffer in March, but no Cyprus impact yet: PMI

LONDON: Manufacturing across the euro zone fell deeper into decline in March, although the Cyprus bailout crisis has yet to take a toll on factory activity, a business survey showed on Tuesday.