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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said Europe stands to lose more than Greece if the country votes "no" on a bailout referendum Sunday.

The rout in China's highly leveraged stock market has become a major worry for international investors, who fear a meltdown could further destabilize the global economy.

Smoking marijuana recreationally became legal in Oregon on Wednesday. The law opens the way for shops to sell marijuana by next year.

“We are coming to the end,” says a senior Western diplomat, who added there was no plan to carry on for long past next Tuesday. “Either we get an agreement or we don’t.”

Here's a roundup of all the best freebies, deals and discounts for the Fourth of July 2015.

The referendum debate has reached a fever pitch, and EU leaders are warning Greece that a "no" vote could spell the end of the country's eurozone standing.

The deal is the largest ever in the insurance industry and expected to close in the second half of 2016.

The all-new 2016 Nissan Maxima isn't really a sports sedan: It’s a luxury car at nonluxury prices.

A newspaper linked to China's central bank alleges that foreign banks and traders might be to blame for what some have described as “malicious” short-selling of Chinese shares.

Japan has found itself increasingly reliant on imported fossil fuels since it shuttered its nuclear reactors after the Fukushima disaster.

The offer, if it goes through, would make it the largest deal in the insurance industry, dwarfing Anthem Inc.'s acquisition of WellPoint in 2004 for $16.6 billion.

Countries pushing for justice over the downed airliner face a difficult task to persuade UN veto-holder Russia to cooperate in bringing suspects to trial.

A freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas derailed in eastern Tennessee, igniting a fire in one car and spreading noxious fumes that forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 people and the hospitalization of 25, officials said.

An overly salty diet can lead to hypertension, heart disease and stroke.

Although Yelp has received interest from “several” potential suitors, the company will hold off on a sale for the "immediate future."

Greeks say they are eating out less, driving shorter distances and, if living aboard, worried sick about their families back home.

Greek voters will hit the polls Sunday to evaluate the eurozone's latest debt offer. The market is paying close attention.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expressed his solidarity with the Greek prime minister and the Greek people in his weekly televised address.

As the Latino demographic in the U.S. rapidly increases, so does their buying power, and businesses are starting to realize that value.

Leaders of anti-austerity parties in Spain, Italy and Ireland are adjusting their campaign platforms to react to Syriza's failures.

The employment report left investors wondering whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will remain on course to lift interest rates in September.

Who's to blame for disappearing summer jobs? It's not millennial culture; it's the economy.

Renewing the bank should be a textbook example of bipartisan cooperation. But as of Wednesday morning, there is no more Ex-Im Bank.

The maker of electric cars needs to deliver about 33,000 vehicles in the second half of 2015 to reach its goal of 55,000 this year.

BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The number of claims filed and paid out fell over time, dropping 35 percent from 2010 to 2014.

The amount is less than 1 percent of the fund's stated goal.

A robust jobs report could provide further evidence the U.S. economy is on strong enough footing to absorb the impact of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September.

The Hercules C-130 transport aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from the Soewondo air force base in Medan on Tuesday, killing 141 people.