Bloomberg JD.com Inc., China’s second-biggest online retailer, plunged after it reported flagging sales growth on its marketplaces and management expressed concern about the country’s economic slowdown. The American depositary receipts dropped 7 percent in New York to $23.43, the lowest since February 12. Trading volume of 45.3 million shares was more than triple the daily average of the past ...

  Miami, United States / AFP The phone rings off the hook these days at some pharmacies in Florida and the calls are long-distance: from Venezuelans desperate for everything from diapers to cancer medication. Venezuela, though sitting atop the world’s largest proven oil reserves, is enduring an acute economic crisis due in part to the global drop in crude prices and ...

  Detroit / AP Louis Cervi was looking to buy a small car for basic transportation with a monthly payment in the mid-$200 range. After six months of looking, Cervi, 41, drove off a dealer lot north of Pittsburgh in a Ford Focus for US$192 a month. The dealership even accepted his 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with a failed transmission as ...