ECONOMY & MARKETS

The system "encourages and rewards more illegal immigration," according to the Center for Immigration Studies.

Major League Soccer could become the latest pro sports league to see a work stoppage over a newly proposed collective-bargaining agreement.

Bank shares jumped more than 1 percent because higher interest rates benefit their earnings.

New York's governor accepted $1 million in campaign contributions from a developer who received New York tax breaks and subsidies.

U.S. employers added 257,000 jobs in January, marking the longest stretch of job gains above the 200,000 level since 1994.

U.S. unemployment may be falling, but paychecks aren't growing. In 2014, the average hourly wage only rose from $24.17 to $24.57 an hour.

The number of Britons finding permanent jobs via recruitment agencies grew at its slowest rate in nearly two years in January.

The law firm of one of Christie's closest advisers has been paid more than $500,000 of taxpayer cash to defend the governor.

Oil prices rebounded Thursday, boosting the blue-chip Dow ahead of earnings from social networking giant Twitter and professional networking site LinkedIn.

Energy analysts say forecasts for oil prices are based on "imprecise" assumptions about global supply and demand.

For starters, keep your company name short, and make sure to incorporate.

Bruce Rauner, the new governor, is putting organized labor on the defensive.

The Russian and Greek leaders talked Thursday about gas projects, which could help alleviate economic woes in both countries.

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.