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At a gathering of the world’s elite, Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman wonders why U.S. voters are so unhappy.

President Obama is reportedly considering a rule that would require some corporations to disclose their political spending. Here's why that matters.

The world’s largest retailer and private U.S. employer touts the "largest single-day, private-sector pay increase ever."

Sales are up and jobs are more plentiful, but not all workers are seeing wages rise -- and competition looms from high-tech companies.

Petroleum prices plunged below $27 a barrel Wednesday, and more disruption may be on the way.

Finance heavyweights from Morgan Stanley and the International Monetary Fund aren’t panicking over digital currency disruption.

Existing federal laws do not protect unpaid interns from workplace discrimination. That could soon change.

The slide of more than 25 percent in oil prices so far this year has piled more pain on oil drillers and producing nations.

U.S, European and Asian stock markets slide as the relentless slump in oil prices continues to drag on risk assets.

A tanker of U.S. oil arrived in France Wednesday, the first such delivery since President Obama lifted a four-decade-old oil export ban.

New EU arrivals could boost the bloc’s GDP if they were integrated into the labor market, said the head of the International Monetary Fund.

The Dow dropped by more than 560 points Wednesday before recovering more than half of that loss later in the day.

In its fourth-quarter earnings released Wednesday, the mega investment bank took a big hit from its $5 billion mortgage settlement.

Some experts say the U.S. is heading for another economic downturn, but that doesn't mean it's time to panic. Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself.

Despite an outcry from watchdog groups, GM CEO Mary Barra said Wednesday the company’s move helps consumers by keeping costs low.

The world’s fourth-largest bank by assets announced last April that it was reviewing its headquarters — currently in London.

Asian stock markets fell sharply, followed by their European counterparts and U.S. stock futures.

Despite the grim global economic outlook and weak U.K. manufacturing data in recent months, the country's unemployment rate has been in consistent decline.

Shell, which is under pressure from investors to justify its $50 billion takeover of BG Group, has been hit by plummeting crude oil prices.

Prosecutors believe the men laundered nearly $22 million for drug dealers who sold their wares at online marketplaces.

Japan’s national indexes, Nikkei 225 and Topix, have shed more than 20 percent since their peak last year.

The bank also posted better-than-expected quarterly profit Tuesday, helped by deep cuts in salaries and other cost cuts over the past year.

Shares fell 3 percent in extended trading Tuesday as the company forecast 2016 adjusted earnings of at least $13.50 per share.

As the International Energy Agency issued its warning on oil prices, the International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecasts for the third time in a year.

The coffee chain will offer its latest growth numbers when it reports its quarterly earnings after markets close on Thursday.

In a heated election season, more executives say they see the public's rising wariness about big business as a threat to growth.

The state has cut funding to crucial social services programs, even as it pays $70 million a year to banks over soured interest rate swaps.

After cannabis has been at the center of decades of critical coverage, the media could be going too easy on marijuana now.

The billionaire activist investor says AIG needs to be smaller to avoid the need to hold more cash to meet post-crisis regulations.