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The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates last month even as some officials were unsure about the move.

According to Richard Fisher, the markets have recently behaved like the old cartoon moocher Wimpy.

The bank settled Wednesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as watchdog agencies increasingly scrutinize compensation arrangements.

Beijing wants a steadily weaker renminbi, not a sharply weaker one, pitting its desire for stability against powerful financial markets.

A pay increase for city workers comes amid a flurry of minimum wage hikes across the country.

The cuts are part of the seed-maker’s plan to target $500 million in annual savings by the end of fiscal year 2018.

The popular burrito chain has seen decreased sales in the wake of several recent foodborne illness outbreaks.

The number of U.S. miners who died in workplace accidents last year fell to 28, the lowest figure on record.

CEO Michael Pearson remains hospitalized with pneumonia.

Pensioners want the FBI to probe whether financial firms are using obscure provisions to siphon millions from state retirement funds.

In a letter to the board, Starboard said the internet company should separate its Asia assets, including stakes in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan.

As worldwide energy and metals prices plunge, workers on the production side are losing their livelihoods.

Can HGH hasten the recovery of athletes following an injury or surgery? Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is funding a study to find out.

The comment signaled a major shift from the country’s earlier strategy to fight for market share once Western sanctions against it are lifted.

Investors failed to shrug off lingering concerns over China’s economy, and news of a possible nuclear test in North Korea dampened risk appetite.

Asia’s largest budget airline announced Wednesday that the credit program will be used to refinance debt and buy planes.

Three people were arrested in Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city, as cab drivers launched a city-wide strike Monday.

Institutional investors want lesser government intervention in the stock markets, which analysts say is propping up share prices in the world’s second-largest economy.

Talk of a bomb test in North Korea further soured sentiment among investors early Wednesday.

Apple’s lawyer countered that the jury verdict in the companies’ patent dispute was supported by “substantial evidence.”

SUVs and trucks drove figures to historic levels, as every major auto company — led by Fiat Chrysler and Nissan — saw growth in 2015.

Food from Huisken Meat Company of Minnesota may be "contaminated with extraneous wood materials," federal officials said.

The German automaker saw sales drop 5 percent in the American market, but still plans to proceed with an SUV push.

An obscure segment of the financial industry that helped cripple the global economy in 2008 divides rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Demand for sedan brands dropped 11 percent last year, while truck and SUV sales grew 15 percent.

The moves come as the U.S. Justice Department investigates whether carriers have worked together illegally to keep fares high.

The firearms manufacturer said retailers are selling guns faster than the company had planned — buoying its revenue and stock price.

In 2015, U.S. companies reserved 42.4 million square feet of extra office space, up from 31.4 million the year before.

The move comes more than a year after anti-trust investigations were first launched into Microsoft's operations in China.