BUSINESS

Chase believes its smartphone application, known as Chase Pay, has one key advantage: the caliber of retailers it has brought on board.

The New York Islanders have the worst attendance in the NHL despite the move to the Barclays Center.

The president wants less class time spent on preparing for standardized tests. But major players Pearson, Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corporation/CTB may stand in the way.

As Ford, GM and Fiat Chrysler post impressive profits, workers look to capture their piece of the pie.

Duke Energy's move to buy a natural gas distributor for $4.9 billion arrives as electricity demand is softening thanks to energy efficiency.

Extreme heat waves more intense than anything ever on Earth will hit Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and coastal cities in Iran starting in 2070 if climate trends continue.

Investors began the week cautiously, following subdued global markets ahead of the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

The Canadian drugmaker answered concerns from investors over its embattled specialty pharmacy model, but more questions are emerging.

Domestic producers have been scaling back operations because of the high costs of unconventional operations, such as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

The Republican front-runner says the loan helped get him started in his real estate career.

U.S. companies are on track to post their first declines in profit and revenue since the last recession.

“VW may be facing sales difficulties due to the [diesel emissions] scandal toward next year in Europe and the U.S.," one analyst said.

In a major energy deal Monday, Duke Energy Co. will acquire one million new customers with its acquisition of Piedmont Natural gas for $4.9 billion.

Maersk Oil's latest move would take the total number of job cuts at the company to 1,250 this year, and help reduce expenses by 20 percent by the end of 2016.

California wildfires destroyed hundreds of marijuana farms this summer. As the fire season ends, marijuana growers are gauging the damage.

As China's leaders meet to plan economic and social strategy for the next five years, some economists say market reform is more important than rapid growth.

The investigation is one of the first by U.S. regulators into a possible breach of Western sanctions against Russia, the Financial Times reported.

General Motors and the United Auto Workers union had been in talks since July over the latter's demand to shorten the service time required for workers to reach top pay and the elimination of a two-tier wage structure.

A letter noted the “significant discrepancy between the certified emissions and those actually observed on the road.”

A Volkswagen representative confirmed CEO Matthias Mueller would accompany German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her trip to China.

Germany expects at least 800,000 migrants to arrive this year alone, almost 1 percent of the population, many of them fleeing conflicts in Syria and elsewhere.

The automaker anticipates the costs of the scandal might exceed 30 billion euros ($33 billion), according to a German monthly magazine.

After a week of bombshell allegations and investor panic, the pharmaceutical giant's executives must explain away loud accusations of fraud.

The bilateral deals between Japan and Uzbekistan cover the communications, energy, transport and other sectors.

One German official estimates the country’s need at 350,000 apartments per year, but only 245,000 were built last year.

China's Premier Li Keqiang says the economic difficulties ahead for China should not be underestimated.

USAA, one of the largest issuers of credit and debit cards in the U.S., has ended a roughly 30-year relationship with MasterCard.

Questions have arisen over whether Theranos' vaunted blood-testing technology works as well as the company has claimed it does.

Jack Capuano's squad fell 5-3 to the Boston Bruins, after winning three straight at their new home in Brooklyn.