ECONOMY & MARKETS

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer helped boost the Dow Thursday after it bought injectable drug provider Hospira for $15 billion.

It's the first major deal for the drug company since its failed attempt to acquire AstraZeneca last year.

The Athens Stock Exchange FTSE Banks Index plunged 22.6 percent at the open before recovering somewhat.

The decision came after Greece's new finance minister claimed that the ECB would do "whatever it takes" to support member states.

The European Central Bank announced Wednesday it is blocking banks from using Greek debt as collateral, boosting fears about the global economy.

When the state oil company has problems, Brazil has problems.

In September, the CDC published a "worst-case" estimate that the world could face 1.4 million Ebola cases by January. That didn't pan out.

After seven years, Saudi Arabia's ban on blue-collar immigration from Bangladesh is coming to an end.

Strong earnings from Disney and GM helped offset earlier losses in the Dow driven by the decline in crude oil prices.

The online lending model is hoping to disrupt traditional banking, but it's also going to introduce some novel risks.

Legislators in North Dakota -- the nation's fastest-growing state -- are aiming to create employment protections for gay workers.

The reserve requirement ratio, or RRR, would be lowered by 50 basis points, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement.

The survey, carried out mostly before the ECB announced its QE program to boost the economy, pointed to first-quarter growth of 0.3 percent.

Greece's new government is trying to restructure its public debt after receiving $275 billion in bailout money since 2010.

The bulk of the crisis was over by the time aid hit the areas most affected by the Ebola outbreak.

The Dow surged more than 300 points after oil prices rallied on speculation the global glut of oil may shrink faster than expected.

Even if Office Depot and Staples merge, the combined company faces an immense challenge.

Greece’s new finance minister has met with European leaders to find a compromise, but it won't be simple.

As one of the world's fastest-growing smartphone markets, Africa is seeing a rise in demand for gray-market smartphones.

With talks between the United Steelworkers and Royal Dutch Shell at a standstill, the refinery strike goes on -- and it could grow.

The president proposed $1.2 billion to tamp down the nation’s overuse of antibiotics and to find new ways to fight superbugs.

The debate about whether to withdraw reflects concerns within the ECB that its sovereign bond-buying plan could lead to conflicts of interest.

Companies may also require greater persuasion to invest in Iranian fields due to low crude prices.

The RBI also announced a slew of initiatives to develop markets.

Markets had been leaning toward a cut this week, though only 9 of 29 analysts in a Reuters poll had tipped a move.

President Obama's latest budget expands the earned-income tax credit, which may well win Republican support.

The proposal includes a $4 billion fund to help states speed emissions reductions and $7.4 billion for clean energy projects.

Obama's proposed budget aims to prop up a sagging middle class.

Patients who volunteer their genomic and medical data to a new nationwide study will be signing up for limited protection and the potential for ethical quandaries.