Popular Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López says he expects the country's military will step up to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro despite setbacks

U.S. lawmakers are reviewing the work of a federal control board created by Congress to oversee Puerto Rico's finances amid complaints that it is ineffective and has cost the bankrupt U.S. territory's government millions of dollars in operating expenses

A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico's finances says dozens of municipalities and public corporations have failed to pay or deposit $340 million into a retirement system for government employees

Trump says economy could 'go up like a rocket" with better Fed policies while his candidate for Fed board faces questions

Fears of a recession in the eurozone have eased after the 19-country bloc posted better-than-expected growth in the first quarter

Surveys: China factory activity grew in April but below previous month's pace amid US tariff battle, weak consumer demand

US adds Venezuela's foreign minister and a judge who has ruled against Venezuelan opposition figures to sanctions list

Major U.S. stock indexes ended mostly lower on Wall Street, dragged down by losses in several industrial companies.

Royal Bank of Scotland says Chief Executive Ross McEwan is stepping down after 5 1/2 years overseeing the restructuring of a bank that was bailed out by the government during the global financial crisis

An index of German business optimism fell in April as Europe's largest economy struggles with a slowdown in trade but is supported by a strong labor market