Why It’s So Hard for China to Fix Its Ailing Economy

A real estate collapse has made consumers cautious and businesses wary, as China confronts a crisis unlike any other since it opened its economy to the world. Read More

Why China’s Economic Woes Don’t Move Markets Like America’s

China tied the US at the Paris ... When the US reported a weaker-than-expected monthly jobs report on Aug. 2, it hit equities in markets spanning the globe. But when July retail sales beat ... Read More

China's central bank sees room to cut reserve buffers to boost growth

China still has room to lower the amount of cash banks must hold as reserves while it faces some constraints in cutting interest rates, a central bank official said on Thursday, as it seeks to bolster ... Read More

Canada-China canola spat could lead to more U.S. soybean demand

A tricky political situation involving Canada, China, canola and electric vehicles could lead to more U.S. soybeans being purchased by China, Allison Thompson of The Money Farm explains. Read More

Alibaba’s Profit, Revenue Miss Expectations Despite Growth Drive

Alibaba 99881.22%increase; green up pointing triangle Group reported weaker-than-expected ... s efforts to get growth back on track amid fierce domestic competition, a weakened Chinese economy ... Read More

The real problem with China’s economy

An obvious result is the retreat of individual liberty. In a reversal of its partial opening, China has become a more repressive place. Many Chinese still have liberal views and enjoy debate but stick ... Read More

China’s Largest Oil Refiner Challenged by Weaker Economy

Sinopec, China’s top oil refiner, reported a marginal increase in first-half profit as a better performance from its upstream operations offset weakness in refining and petrochemicals. Read More

China Consumer Inflation Rises, Factory-Gate Prices Continue to Fall

China’s consumer inflation rose more than expected last month but the data didn’t paint a strong enough picture to dispel concerns about weak demand in the world’s second-largest economy. Read More

US economy created 818,000 fewer jobs than previously reported

U.S. job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker ... rates. Markets started to grow concerned about the state of the labor market after the worse-than-expected July jobs ... Read More

The labor market added 818,000 fewer jobs than earlier reported. Here's what experts say that means.

The revised data comes after July's weak employment report that sparked concerns the U.S. economy could be cracking ... jobs report comes in weaker than expected and there are more signs of ... Read More