Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari has advice for companies that are having a hard time filling vacant jobs. "You should try paying more, and you may be able to attract more workers," he said at a conference Tuesday. There are nearly 1 million more job vacancies...

Oil producing countries in the Middle East could benefit from higher crude prices in 2019, but regional uncertainties weigh on growth. A new report from the International Monetary Fund encouraged countries in the MENAP region to introduce more reforms that would...

Fed officials sent a slightly hawkish message in their post meeting statement Thursday, signalling a rate hike is coming in December and more could be set for next year. Treasury yields were firmer and stocks sold off, after the Fed indicated it would continue to...

A reconfiguration of trade routes is underway as the trade war between the U.S. and China spills over, said Alex Hungate, president and CEO of airport ground-handler and catering solutions provider SATS. "We've definitely seen an impact in certain trade routes,"...

While short-term disruption can be expected in Asia due to the U.S.-China trade war, other regional players could stand to benefit in the long run, Nick Marro analyst at The Economist Intelligence Unit said. Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand could see long term benefits in...

European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis on Tuesday denounced protectionism and trade wars. "Let's send a simple message: Every war is unacceptable. We need to change the situation," he told CNBC at a conference in Shanghai, China....

October's jobs report shows the labor market tightening and wages rising at the fastest pace of the recovery. While that's all good news for now, "the economy really needs to slow to avoid a dangerous overheating," Goldman Sachs economist Jan Hatzius says. Goldman...

To increase the capacity at ports, cruise lines have started to build out terminals. Royal Caribbean invested $250 million in the newly launched Terminal A at Port Miami. Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain acknowledges that trade tensions could affect cruise bookings....

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released its 2018 stress test results. In the tests, the banks are bench marked against a core tier ratio — 8% in the baseline scenario and 5.5% in the adverse scenario. The results relate to 48 of Europe's biggest banks....

The ease of doing business in India improved notably after a series of reforms have made it easier for companies to get construction permits, pay taxes and trade across borders, according to a new report from the World Bank. India jumped 23 spots from a year ago to 77...

Taxi-app service Careem founder sees no funding issue arising from recent events involving Saudi Arabia. The Uber rival is looking to expand its offerings into other internet based services such as food deliveries. Earlier this month the firm announced it had secured...

A growing market chorus is urging the Fed to reconsider its intention to keep hiking rates, but that's not likely to happen anytime soon. "They have to portray an image before the financial markets as the adult in the room," says Deutsche Bank's Gary Pollack. This...