ECONOMY & MARKETS

American families welcomed nearly 4 million babies in 2014 – the most of any year since the recession began in 2007.

The measure, widely seen as essential to approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, now heads to the Senate.

Crude oil powers the state when prices are high, but the boom-and-bust nature of the oil business makes it risky to hinge an economy on.

Greece is headed for a showdown with its creditors Thursday that may result in a debt default and an exit from the euro.

Sounding the alarm over instability in the bond market, major banks are asking to roll back rules that make markets more transparent.

As China’s economy cools, consumers steer clear of auto purchases, preferring to sink their yuan into the booming stock market.

The court rejected the company's argument that it is not a traditional employer and merely provides a technological platform to drivers and passengers.

Gov. Snyder is expected to sign the "death star bill" this week, but critics say hypocritical backers are abandoning their commitment to small government.

Australian research says free trade accords with China, South Korea and Japan could create 180,000 jobs in 20 years.

Financial markets, for months indifferent to wrangling over releasing billions of euros of aid for Greece, reacted with mounting alarm.

As stock markets surged, India and China helped the Asia-Pacific region become the world's second-wealthiest after the U.S.

Readers say so-called native ads, or sponsored content, have a credibility problem.

A spike in funding came in response to the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals, which emphasize health as a priority for economic progress and an improved standard of living.

Hundreds reportedly are on strike at a factory owned by a company that’s shifting work from China to Vietnam.

Critics charge that wage theft is common in the home care industry, one of the fastest-growing but lowest-paying sectors of the economy.

With a drought looming, a spokesman for rice farmers says they will ignore government instructions and begin planting.

The May figure was in line with the median forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists.

An increase in the incomes of a country's richest people hurts its GDP, according to the IMF.

Communities of color receive abusive loans at higher rates than whites "in almost all cases," according to a new analysis from the Center for Responsible Lending.

Regulators and industry reps gather in Buffalo, New York, for the first of several dialogue events.

Consumers Digest named Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, as the best public college value.

President Xi Jinping says young rich need guidance after a series of scandals both inside China and abroad.

Greece's talks with its creditors have broken down over planned austerity measures, and Athens is said to be considering a default.

TBO aims to be the "HBO or Netflix of China" -- but faces stiff competition, with viewers used to watching for free.

EU officials blamed the collapse on Athens, saying it had failed to offer anything new to secure the funding it needs to repay the IMF by June-end.

Neither side doubts the urgency of reaching a deal as Greece must repay 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) to the International Monetary Fund by the end of this month or default.

China will pledge a multibillion-dollar investment in Europe’s new infrastructure fund at a summit in Brussels June 29, Reuters reported.

The EU has more work to do, experts say, if it hopes to seal a transatlantic trade deal that has been criticized for leaving governments open to international legal action from companies affected by changes to tax and regulation.

In little more than a fortnight, Athens must repay 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) to the International Monetary Fund with money it does not have.