Emerging Market

Kirk-Habicht Co. in Essex doesn't do much business in Europe, but problems on the continent are buffeting the manufacturer all the same. Its employees rely on a heavy wire to make springs tough enough for trucks, and the only plant they know of that...

Shaky Europe. Political gridlock. Volatile markets. Familiar themes for those who lived through 2011, and investors should be ready to revisit them next year. With a spiraling debt crisis in Europe, political upheaval around the world, and crumbling...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The new year has greeted Americans with the highest January gas prices ever, and some analysts say prices could get close to $5 a gallon in some areas during the warm-weather driving season. The average price for a gallon of regular...

CES: Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. Global tech spending to reach $1 trillion in 2012, helped by robust growth in emerging markets for products including smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks....

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Kraft Foods Inc. said it plans to split into two publicly traded companies, with one focusing on its international snack brands like Trident gum and Oreo cookies and the other on its North American groceries business that includes...

Long known for spicing up American food, McCormick & Co. is taking its food flavorings abroad, with plans to peddle masala powder in the open-air markets of India and borscht seasoning in the stores of Eastern Europe. Looking for ways to beef up sales in...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kraft Foods Inc. said it plans to split into two publicly traded companies, with one focusing on its international snack brands like Trident gum and Oreo cookies and the other on its North American groceries business that...

Apple is rumored to be working on building a low cost version of the iPhone 4 that will feature 8 gigabytes of memory. Is any of this surprising? Not in the least, because Apple has already done this in the past with the iPhone 3GS....

China passed the U.S. as the largest market for personal computers in the second quarter of the year, according to new data from a research group. The shift marks the first time in history that China has passed the U.S. as the top consumer of PCs. PC...

Held Feb. 15-16 at the Bismarck Civic Center, the KFYR radio agri international trade show will offer a variety of topics for those interested in agriculture. Show hours are from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday. Emerging Markets in...

Wall Street job losses. Analyst Meredith Whitney is estimating that securities firms may cut 10% of their workforce around the world over the next year and a half as the industry consolidates after the financial crisis. Emerging market optimism. Stock.......

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on Friday was in Germany -- one of the centers of international opposition to the Fed's latest attempt to boost the U.S. economic recovery -- to offer a strong defense of the actions, arguing......