In March 2012, the average private employer paid $1.41 hourly to offer workers’ health insurance. A year later it’s $2.26.
India's Apollo Tyres is buying U.S.-based Cooper Tire for $2.5 billion in cash.
Falling exports from Southeast Asia, which fared better than the rest of the world in the financial crisis, could spell trouble for the region.
Israel generic drug producer Teva will pay Pfizer $1.6 billion in a new patent dispute settlement announced Wednesday.
Goldman Sachs announced it has closed its long position on copper prices due to the metal hitting a six-week low.
About 9.7 million homeowners are “underwater,” owing more than their properties are worth, the lowest rate since the housing crisis.
Harold H. Birch Vocational School in Providence R.I., that caters to developmentally disabled students allegedly forced students to perform manual labor for little to no pay, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act
The potential deal would help Vodafone compete against cable providers that are conversely aiming to increase their cellphone services.
The Fitch credit agency upgraded India’s sovereign debt outlook back to ‘stable’ from ‘negative,’ about a year after its downgrade.
Cosmetics maker Coty opened their first IPO this week, and are expected to receive more than $1 billion in offers.
Online retailer Amazon.com has emerged as a bidder for secretive government cloud computing contracts.
Analysts are projecting a 0.4 percent growth for total retail sales in May, the highest in last three months.
The Japanese auto giant expects to take 14.4 percent of all U.S. vehicles sales this year, slightly less than in 2012.
The UK’s economy may be starting off a strong recovery, with an encouraging boost from the latest series of economic indicators.
The European Union has intensified its fight against tax evasion within Europe, and will call for similar measures to be adopted globally.
A fire in Black Forest, Colo., which broke out Tuesday afternoon had damaged up to 100 homes and forced the evacuation of thousands.
The owner of Zara reports tepid growth in its 1Q just weeks after reporting robust profit growth for the past full year.
Carnival PLC, Tesla Motors, BT Group and Rio Tinto prevailed in pre-market trading on Wednesday.
U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open on Wednesday ahead of the federal budget report for May.
Industrial production in the 17-nation euro zone increased for the third straight month in April, beating expectations.
Historically low water levels are threatening traffic on the massive network of locks and canals vital to the U.S. and Canada.
In a market economy, labor mobility is a factor that mitigates the effect of economic shocks.
After a few years of growth, Argentina is facing its worst price crisis since the 1990s. Will its strategy bring back stability?
Two Japanese carriers cancelled three Boeing 787 services, less than two weeks since they were back in the air.
Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by investors at the first meeting of Facebook's shareholders.
The National Space Society and India have agreed to collaborate on the creation of an international organization to generate solar power in space.
The recent drastic fall in the Indian rupee was arrested after the country’s central bank and its government stepped in.
MSCI has removed Greece from its index of developed markets after the country's markets shrunk and liquidity dried off.
Indian IT companies hope to pass on some of the benefits from a weak rupee to their clients, but worry immigration reform could hit business.
Altria, the largest tobacco company in the country, has announced plans to expand into the emerging e-cigarette market, suggesting that e-cigarettes are here to stay.
