WARREN BUFFETT: Stocks are going 'a lot higher'

Warren Buffett will not let a little bit of volatility scare him out of the stock market. "Stocks are going to be higher," Buffett told CNBC's Becky Quick on Monday.

Report Shows Job Openings Are Up, but Hiring Slows

WASHINGTON — It turns out we may be able to breathe easier about the slowdown in hiring last month. A new Labor Department report Tuesday showed that job openings surged 3.4 percent to 5.1 million in February — a 14-year high.

Italy’s Bonds Rise With Spain’s as Official Signals ECB Stimulus

Italian and Spanish bonds rose for the first time in three days as European Central Bank policy maker Christian Noyer said in an interview officials would consider buying government debt to stimulate euro-area growth.

Bank of Italy says budget delay justified to spur growth

(Reuters) - Italy would be justified in delaying its balanced budget target by a year if the resources freed up were used to help stimulate growth, a senior Bank of Italy official said on Monday.

Searching for growth in Europe, clarity in China

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's struggle to avoid another recession will take center stage in the coming week in the absence of major U.S. data, as investors mull whether the ECB's new asset-buying plan is a prelude to even more radical steps.

Divisions Grow as a Downturn Rocks Europe

PARIS — Six years after being struck by economic crisis, Europe is facing a fresh downturn, with few new ideas on the table for reigniting growth and deepening political divisions over the austerity policies that many blame for worsening the malaise.

Hedge Fund Dromeus Turns Greek Tragedy to Triumph With 160% Gain

Dromeus Capital Management SA is turning Greek tragedy into triumph.

UK first-time home-buyers reach highest level since 2007

(Reuters) - The number of first-time homebuyers in Britain hit its highest level since the start of the financial crisis in the first half of 2014, helped by the recovering economy and policies such as Help to Buy, a survey showed on Saturday.

S&P raises Ukraine's outlook as IMF bailout boosts economy

(Reuters) - Standard & Poor's revised its outlook on Ukraine to stable from negative, saying that the International Monetary Fund program adopted in April has helped improve the economic situation in the country.

More Americans are stuck in part-time work

In the new landscape of the American labor market, jobs are easier to come by but hours remain in short supply.

Argentina faces vulture funds in countdown to default

Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina risks technical default by the end of Monday in its combat with so-called vulture funds over a US court ruling that it must settle unpaid debts to bondholders.

Revised US GDP figures show shrinking economy over harsh winter

The US economy contracted for the first time in three years in early 2014 after a much worse performance than originally feared.

Rising U.S. economy could help Democrats stave off election loss

(Reuters) - Here's a riddle: Many Republicans deny it's happening. Some Democrats don't want to talk about it. What is it?

COLUMN-The right agenda for the IMF

April 6 (Reuters) - The world's finance ministers and central bank governors will gather in Washington this week for the twice yearly meetings of the International Monetary Fund.

2014 could be better year for US economy: Ben Bernanke

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that factors which have kept the economy from accelerating appear to be abating, and he predicted stronger growth in 2014.

U.S. factory, jobs data show underlying strength in economy

(Reuters) - U.S. factory activity held near a 2-1/2-year high in December and the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell again last week, suggesting the economy was poised for stronger growth in 2014.

Spanish inflation up 0.3 per cent in November

MADRID: Inflation rose by 0.3 in Spain in November, after staying flat in October, official data showed Friday, amid concern that deflation could dent the recovery in some eurozone countries.

US markets hit historical highs: Are stock prices really at record levels?

The stock market flirted with historical highs this week, with the Dow Jones industrial average trading higher than 16,000 and the Standard & Poor's 500 exceeding 1,800 for a time.

US businesses boost hiring despite the shutdown

WASHINGTON: Employers added a surprisingly strong 204,000 jobs in October despite the 16-day government shutdown, the Labor Department said, suggesting the US economy may be sturdier than many had assumed.

French private sector shrinks at slowest pace in 17 months: PMI

PARIS: France's private sector shrank at its slowest pace in 17 months in July, a survey showed on Monday, adding to signs of an emerging recovery in the euro zone's second-largest economy.