By Kristina Peterson Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US stock futures climbed Thursday after weekly jobless claims fell by more than expected and the US trade deficit posted its biggest drop in 17 months.

By Alexandre Deslongchamps - Thu Sep 09 14:12:48 GMT 2010 Canada's trade deficit unexpectedly widened to a record in July as exports to the US fell, government figures showed, adding to evidence the country's economic recovery is being crimped by its ...

By MELLY ALAZRAKI Posted 9:30 AM 09/09/10 Economy While Switzerland kept its top ranking in this year's report, the US fell two places to fourth position, overtaken by Sweden, which moved up two spots to second place, and Singapore, which remained in ...

Financial services juggernaut Goldman Sachs Group on Thursday was fined 17.5 million pounds, or about $27 million, by regulators in the UK because it failed to notify the government about its recent SEC investigation.

By WILLIAM HOROBIN PARIS—Central banks may have to provide additional stimulus, and in some cases governments may have to delay their plans to cut budget deficits to counter a slowdown in the global economy, the Organization for Economic Cooperation ...