ECONOMY & MARKETS

As the possibility of a government shutdown lingers, investors are questioning whether financial markets would take a major hit.

In addition to China’s economic slowdown, Goldman Sachs also cited declining global oil prices for the downward projection in its revised prediction.

American dairy farmers find there's no hiding from the global free market once you embrace it.

Optimism in the industrial and service sectors contributed to overall economic confidence, but consumer confidence and sentiment in the construction sector continued to fall.

Shares in commodity trading firms, such as Glencore and Noble Group, were hit hard and a Japanese shipper filed for bankruptcy.

The Reserve Bank of India cut the repo rate to 6.75 percent from 7.25 percent -- a higher-than-expected cut that brought the key interest rate to its lowest level in four years.

Billionaire investor activist Carl Icahn ramped up criticism of the U.S. Federal Reserve, warning about the unintended consequences of ultra low interest rates on the economy and financial markets.

Ireland's president urged unity among European Union nations in a speech at New York University Law School.

The country's sinking mobile phone sales are the latest example of how currency concerns are affecting average citizens.

The Environmental Protection Agency's revised health and safety standards cover about 2 million agricultural workers nationwide.

"We need to [work with] regional and local actors to get more international investment to Sweden."

Several Fed officials have indicated they could raise benchmark interest rates in October, but others suggest it may happen later.

Six major U.S. banks, including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Citi, urged leaders meeting in New York Monday to adopt a strong climate agreement.

The grocer said the move is "part of its ongoing commitment to lower prices for its customers and invest in technology upgrades while improving its cost structure."

Switzerland's WEKO watchdog said its investigation, the result of a preliminary probe, was looking at whether UBS, Julius Baer, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Mitsui conspired to set bid/ask spreads.

At a speech in California Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked out terrorism and global warming as the two main challenges to humanity.

The Gulf nation has repatriated about $73 billion from global asset managers in recent months.

The Cuban president says in a speech at the United Nations the recent warming of diplomatic ties between Washington and Havana is welcome, but not enough.

The Financial Stability Board promises to draft rules that would prevent taxpayers having to bail out financial institutions by the time of the G-20 summit in November.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen assured markets that interest rates would rise in 2015, but she also had a message for workers.

As Volkswagen's diesel deception comes to light, critics say it's time to revamp auto emissions testing.

Wall Street predicts that House Majority Leader John Boehner's resignation made a government shutdown next week less likely. December is another story.

Even with the announcement of meaningful greenhouse gas emissions reforms, China faces myriad problems in reducing its carbon footprint.

Unexpectedly good gross domestic product numbers from the U.S. Commerce Department lifted stocks Friday morning.

Celebrities and voters had plenty to say about the presidential candidate's comments that he can appeal to African-American voters without "free stuff."

Many urban areas are seeing a growing white population for the first time in years.

A senior official of the country's state-run oil firm told the Wall Street Journal that oil exports are likely to increase by 500,000 barrels a day by late November or early December.

In announcing a historic redlining settlement Thursday, government officials said more companies are under investigation for discriminatory lending.

Amid political fury over the high cost of prescription drugs, there’s one controversial solution that no candidate has proposed –- price controls.