FOMC minutes show disagreement over timing of first rate increase in eight years; employment, inflation, financial markets, and international events all weigh into decision.

Issuers from GE to McDonalds take advantage of low borrowing costs in eurozone.

While its common in some countries for business executives to exchange gifts, companies risk running afoul of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

External communications from Russia's central bank are focusing on inflation, but the central bank's actions increasingly suggest all that matters in rate-setting is the price of oil.