ECONOMY & MARKETS

Beyond SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, a growing number of private companies are capitalizing on space -- and many call Seattle home.

OPEC oil ministers are expected to hold the line on oil production at this week's summit in Vienna.

The secrecy surrounding the negotiation of the Trade in Services Agreement and other major trade pacts has been condemned by labor groups.

There have been some signs that Beijing is open to flexing its push for reforms where they threatened growth.

The World Wildlife Fund is pushing for 10 percent of the earth's oceans to be classified as marine protected areas by 2020.

The former general expressed confidence that America and its partners can defeat ISIS in Iraq, but he urged greater Western involvement in fighting the group in Syria.

The U.S. economy looks set to rebound this spring despite a winter of mixed data.

The billionaire points out in a blog post that college graduates earn more money and live healthier lives.

As marijuana legalization shifts from pipe dream to big business, 45-year-old pot advocacy group NORML struggles to keep pace with a new crop of savvier and better-funded pot lobbyists.

Exiting the eurozone would likely send Greece back into recession, but it could also allow it the freedom to devalue a new currency and boost foreign trade.

Towns in the Golden State cut water use by 13.5 percent on average in April but still fell short of a 25 percent statewide target.

The OECD also said it expects lower oil prices to fuel a gradual recovery.

Employment at services firms grew at the fastest rate since January 2013.

Challenging White House claims on the TPP, protesters showed it's not so easy to just "walk over" and "read the text."

Washington and Oregon voters put pot regulation under the oversight of liquor control agencies, despite their lack of expertise.

The reduction showed policy makers recognized the need to put the economy on a more solid footing.

In Texas, the combination of rainfall and storm surges that accompany hurricanes could further flood rivers and bayous.

Garment workers still need stronger labor protections so they can form unions that bargain for wages and working conditions and raise safety concerns.

Days after his inauguration, Nigeria's anti-corruption president finds out officials at his central bank may have been crooked.

The data is likely to disappoint the European Central Bank.

China has cut import duties on certain products to encourage domestic consumption and spur growth. Luxury brands have followed with price cuts.

China's economy has sputtered this year and growth slowed to a six-year low of 7 percent in the first three months of the year.

More than a week of devastating rains claimed 30 lives in Texas and Oklahoma, and destroyed 4,000 properties.

Athens and its eurozone and International Monetary Fund (IMF) creditors have been locked in talks for months without luck on a deal.

Texas transportation officials expect the figure to rise as the state tallies damages from the past week.

Greece's government said this week it was looking for a deal by Sunday, but sources close to the talks at the so-called Brussels Group of EU/IMF creditors said that was unlikely.

Among Chinese companies attempting to diversify their revenue streams amid a slowing economy, the smartphone market probably isn't the way to go.

The story of a 31-year-old "digital kingpin," as prosecutors described him, is the subject of multiple book and movie projects.

The Greek debt crisis still hovers over markets, as Athens is again risking a default and exit from the eurozone.