The deadly heat wave in Pakistan that has killed more than 800 people arrives as global warming is making extreme heat events more frequent and severe.
The tongue-twisting names of prescription medicines such as Celecoxib and Linezolid are a product of tension between the FDA and pharmaceutical companies.
"Gift-giving by asset managers to trustees is effectively bribery," says an ex-SEC lawyer.
Eurogroup finance ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels Wednesday to discuss Greece’s reform proposals.
China's giant e-commerce website is the latest retailer to block sales of Confederate flag merchandise.
Salaries for chief executive officers are increasingly tied to company performance, according to the Wall Street Journal's annual pay survey.
The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker is testing consumers’ appetite for renting their cars to others.
Gasoline from Canadian oil sands crude emits up to 18 percent to 21 percent more greenhouse gas emissions than equivalents from conventional U.S. crude.
An unrelenting decline in homeownership has sent the rental vacancy rate to a 20-year low — and driven up rental costs.
The West Coast port slowdown had a dramatic impact on shipping because as dockworkers and their employers negotiated a new contract.
Several migrants living near the French transport hub attempted to board slow-moving trucks to cross over into the U.K.
Chinese customs officials say a recent crackdown on food smuggling has netted more than $480 million worth of illegally imported frozen meat — some of it from the 1970s.
Merciless temperatures have claimed the lives of hundreds of Pakistanis over the past few days, many of whom abstained from drinking water in observance of Ramadan.
Services for the nine black victims who died in last week’s shooting by a white gunman begin Wednesday.
U.S. officials hope the transfer of 250 armored tanks will reassure NATO allies in light of worrisome statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The video-streaming service is currently the best performer in the Nasdaq 100 this year, with its stock soaring 100 percent since January.
There's "no net incentive" to underpay homeowners after a flood, U.S. Senate investigators say.
Economists are looking ahead to Wednesday's third and final revision to U.S. GDP after the economy shrank in the first three months of the year.
Greece's tourism industry has flourished despite the country's ongoing economic turmoil.
Embattled retailer American Apparel is tired of Dov Charney's antics and is making damning allegations against its fired CEO.
The chance of a successful prosecution is considered slim but the Dutch hope they can pressure Russia, whose role in the process is critical, into cooperating.
Oil and gas companies say new rules to limit fracking pollution on federal and tribal lands are redundant and unnecessarily burdensome.
Shares of Dex Media soared nearly 25 percent Tuesday, boosting the Nasdaq composite higher.
A new study finds potency labels on marijuana-infused foods are often way off the mark.
The Dallas eatery Tallywackers brings gender parity to the "breastaurant" concept -- just as Amy Schumer predicted.
Blackberry's earnings and revenue missed Wall Street estimates last quarter, but the smartphone maker's software revenue soared 150 percent from a year ago.
Solar, wind and other "clean power" technologies will draw $8 trillion in investment by 2040, nearly double the amount for fossil fuels, BNEF forecasts.
Three in 10 Americans report having no emergency savings, the highest level in five years.
India's potential as a market across sectors, from smartphones to solar energy, is drawing global investors.
China is the world's largest manufacturer of Confederate flags — but not everyone in the country has heard about the U.S. debate.