U.S. one-hundred dollar bills are seen in this photo illustration at a bank in Seoul August 2, 2013. Sweeping Republican party wins in U.S. mid-term elections pushed the dollar to a seven-year high against the yen and lifted U.S. stock futures on Wednesday, as more soft data from China left oil at

The midterm slugfest for control of the U.S. Senate could have far-reaching effects on the economy. Tuesday's elections come just as U.S. growth has been showing consistent improvement, thanks in part to a congressional truce on budget fights. Previous such fights shut down the government and

A trader looks up at his screen as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing of the market in New York, July 11, 2013. A handful of toss-up U.S. Senate races next week could hold the key to whether the stock market glides through the year-end in a typical

U.S. unemployment is down. Consumer confidence is up. Inflation is low. Things are improving, yet Americans are still worried. The economy is voters' top concern ahead of the midterm elections next month, ranking ahead of national security, according to a recent Politico poll. Only 42% of those

U.S. employers ramped up hiring in September and the jobless rate fell to a six-year low, bolstering bets the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates in mid-2015. The U.S. economy is back on solid ground six years after the Great Recession, new data showed Friday, but President Obama and other