ECONOMY & MARKETS

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau preps payday lending regulations, a new report argues car title loans are just as bad.

Criminal justice reformers want President Obama to "ban the box" for federal employers and contractors.

State legislators are about to hold their first hearing on legislation that would introduce sweeping changes in collective bargaining in the public sector. Critics call it the “union armageddon” bill.

After spending months away from home, Nigerians fleeing Boko Haram are getting entrepreneurial.

Greece has received two bailouts worth $262 billion since 2010 but its economy has shrunk, partly due to austerity measures imposed by lenders.

Each of these 11 drugs is expected to rake in more than $1 billion in sales by 2019 and debuts on the market this year.

Legislators respond to employers' growing use of payroll cards -- with hidden costs -- to pay wages.

The city will close the last of its four major coal-fired power stations next year to curb horrific air pollution.

Minority working families are more likely to be low-income than their white and Asian counterparts.

Factory activity in China, the world's second-largest economy and top oil importer, slipped in March.

San Francisco Fed chief John Williams, a voter on Fed policy this year, made nearly identical remarks on March 5.

The survey suggested that manufacturers faced considerable challenges from weaker domestic demand and deflationary risks.

The House has approved a resolution that asks President Obama to provide military support to Ukraine in its fight against pro-Russian separatists.

Rubio outlined his approach on the fifth anniversary of the day that President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law.

As major contract talks approach, some workers want an end to two-tiered wages.

But some are skeptical the labor market is getting any better for workers.

The 72.5-hour fast aims to draw attention to the state's $7.25-per-hour minimum wage.

Britain's GDP would suffer if it failed to strike a free trade deal with Europe from outside the EU, according to a think tank report.

The Greek PM has said his country was committed to fulfilling its obligations in good faith and to close cooperation with its partners.

The prospect of Britain breaking away has moved up the agenda in tandem with a surge in support for anti-EU party UKIP.

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester was speaking at a bankers' conference in Paris on Monday.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says the fund would be “delighted” to work with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

The data may play roles in determining the timing of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike since 2006.

China's economy faces increased downward pressure this year but the slowdown is stabilizing, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli said Sunday.

Their differences over fiscal policy needed to cut Japan's staggering public debt have so far been masked by their shared determination to end deflation.

The health care law requires most Americans to have insurance, or pay a fine to Uncle Sam during tax season.

General-purpose credit cards are better than gasoline-branded cards because they feature greater rewards and lower annual percentage rates.

In 15 years, the world might be left with only 60 percent of the water it needs, according to a new U.N. report.

Chancellor George Osborne could beat his government borrowing target for this year after public finances improved sharply last month.