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The U.S. remains the world’s biggest exporter of major weapons systems as Russia tries to catch up.

The state of manufacturing in the U.S. continued to wobble in February, according to a flash reading from Markit Economics.

U.S. solar power companies added nearly 7,300 megawatts of new photovoltaic projects in 2015, an all-time high for the sector, a report has found.

The Republican has taken in $4 million from financial interests, more than any other presidential candidate.

The International Energy Agency said it expects U.S. oil output will drop this year and next before surging to an all-time high in 2021.

Global stocks began the week on a positive note as crude prices rebounded, emboldening investors to search for bargains in energy and commodities.

The currency slid against the dollar Monday after London Mayor Boris Johnson came out in favor of Britain leaving the European Union.

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China says attempts to tackle overcapacity are often undermined by local protectionism.

The latest financial moves are aimed at encouraging sales of the country’s huge stock of unsold housing. The government has made reducing this inventory a key priority.

In 2015, the London-based bank reported a pretax profit of $18.87 billion — a slight increase over $18.7 billion in 2014.

Revenue in these divisions also continued a multiyear slide, falling by $4.4 billion between 2014 and 2015, and nearly 15 percent since 2010.

A split in the U.K.’s ruling Conservative Party over a possible Brexit rattled currency markets.

Despite the recent discussion of a crude production freeze, oil prices remain at very low levels around the world.

The unexpectedly large increase in inflation has already shifted the market’s expectations about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s next move.

Analysts expect depressed oil prices to unleash a wave of mergers and acquisitions throughout the energy industry — but that hasn't happened yet.

Brazil’s production of cars and trucks dropped 29.3 percent in January from a year earlier, the lowest for the month since 2003.

Some of the biggest U.S. retailers will give us a glimpse this week of what the rest of the year could bring, not only for the economy but also for the markets.

A Chinese company wants to acquire the Chicago Stock Exchange. Here’s why the U.S. Congress — and Donald Trump — are unhappy about it.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reportedly wants the German automaker to produce electric vehicles at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Warren Buffett's company now derives about three-quarters of its pretax profits from non-insurance-based subsidiaries.

Volvo is recalling cars with faulty software that can cause the engine and electric system to shut down briefly; no accidents have been reported.

For the first time in more than 50 years, the United States surpassed France to become the top buyer of German exports in 2015.

Activist hedge fund Starboard Value appears to be pursuing its proxy fight with Yahoo Inc., even though the online company has begun the process of selling its core business.

China was the country most scrutinized by U.S. regulators probing foreign deals, a newly released report finds.

Meanwhile, national-security concerns could scuttle a proposed combination of the American Terex Corp. and the Chinese Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co. Ltd.

The most important economic variable of 2016 might be whether American consumers are strong enough to withstand the cold winds blowing in from abroad.

Federal regulators ruled Citigroup must allow shareholders to vote on a measure that would require the bank to study the feasibility of splitting up.

French lawyer and former politician Christine Lagarde will lead the International Monetary Fund for another five years.

In most of the U.S., bosses can still fire workers for their sexual orientation. That’s something LGBT rights groups are struggling to change.