ECONOMY & MARKETS

Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to have credit histories than whites, according to the CFPB.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office is expected for many jobs. Now social media network skills could be just as important.

A small German train drivers union is leading a strike with major economic effects.

To encourage private investors the NDRC has opened up a number of previously off-limits projects.

Fosun boss Guo Guangchang says he has learned from Warren Buffett, as a new wave of Chinese acquisitions gathers pace.

OSHA will prepare a bulletin encouraging employers to provide bathroom access for transgender workers.

The state could become the nation's second to partially decrease its minimum wage after voters approved a hike by referendum.

The reshuffling comes as President Xi Jinping plans to reduce the number of state-owned enterprises from 112 to 40.

Much of the focus this week will be on the unemployment report for April after March's sharp hiring slowdown.

When McDonald’s shareholders gather for their annual meeting in Oak Brook, Illinois, later this month, they will be greeted by thousands calling for "$15 and a union."

Berkshire Hathaway held its annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, over the weekend, where shareholders celebrated the CEO's 50th anniversary.

The state-run People's Daily says a boom could lead to volatility and manipulation as investors continue to pour money into the market.

Struggling amid a cash crunch, Athens faces debt repayments to the IMF totaling nearly 1 billion euros this month.

Both input and output prices declined for a ninth month in April, while manufacturing employment contracted for an 18th month.

Could Stephen Curry become one of the top marketing assets in the NBA? His likely MVP award may help make it happen.

Judging by the recent stock performance of General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automotive, investors have a less robust view.

China now has more vineyards than Spain or Italy, but it hasn't flooded the world with its wine, yet.

The entertainment park operator wasn't properly training its San Diego employees, citations indicate.

Much of the world celebrates May 1 as a holiday, but not the United States.

The Chinese government has pledged to help startups and increase public spending in the face of a "complex" economic situation.

The country's elite Politburo said on Thursday that authorities will step up policy "adjustments" and should cut taxes further.

The franchise lobby contests the survey, which was commissioned by a labor union.

Another way the rich are different is that they worry that their children will inherit so much they become lazy.

Fatalities are high in the oil and gas sector, but it remains exempt from major federal health and safety regulations.

Markets are now focusing on the central bank's semi-annual report on the economic and price outlook, due later on Thursday.

The United States has said that there are no guarantees that a deal will be secured by a June 30 deadline.

The central bank kept interest rates at historic lows after the U.S. economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter.

Camden Yards was built to drive economic growth at Baltimore's Inner Harbor area, but Wednesday afternoon it was completely empty.

The U.S. economy grew slower than expected in the first three months of 2015, due to harsh winter weather, a strong dollar and a slowdown in shipping.