ECONOMY & MARKETS

Neither side doubts the urgency of reaching a deal as Greece must repay 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) to the International Monetary Fund by the end of this month or default.

China will pledge a multibillion-dollar investment in Europe’s new infrastructure fund at a summit in Brussels June 29, Reuters reported.

The EU has more work to do, experts say, if it hopes to seal a transatlantic trade deal that has been criticized for leaving governments open to international legal action from companies affected by changes to tax and regulation.

In little more than a fortnight, Athens must repay 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) to the International Monetary Fund with money it does not have.

A senior finance-ministry official says 36 countries and 24 donor agencies have been invited to a conference June 25 to pledge support for reconstruction.

Four leading botanical gardens from around the world want to make it easier for researchers to identify plants in the field.

A new report from the World Bank and the World Heath Organization reveals 400 million people can't access essential healthcare.

The number of homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth is about 10 times what it ought to be.

A senior minister and close adviser to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he hoped for a deal on June 18.

Growing taste for imported food — from avocados to lobsters — is fueling rapid development, as government eases restrictions.

For 175 quadrillion Zimbabwean dollars, locals will be able to get $5.

On the second anniversary of Edward Snowden's disclosures about government spying, public opinion has evolved. Has the Obama administration?

“I’m going to just go ahead and say it ... the blacks are the ones causing the problems and this ‘racial tension,’" Karen Fitzgibbons wrote on Facebook.

Camels bring great economic benefit to their owners, but they may also pose a risk to the general population.

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to add an amendment to the Appropriations Act that would prohibit the Justice Department from interfering with state medical marijuana laws.

The International Monetary Fund unexpectedly announced bailout talks with Greece stalled amid a failure to make progress, risking a default from Athens and exit from the eurozone.

Nobel laureate Tim Hunt's "the problem with girls" comments didn't go over well on Twitter.

An increased focus from federal regulators on hedge fund and private equity political giving could "blindside some companies."

A federal judge sided with truckers who said Walmart didn't pay them enough for non-driving tasks such as fueling or washing trucks.

The International Energy Agency raised its forecast for global oil demand growth, citing low oil prices, economic recovery and a relatively cold winter.

Most American credit card holders would not change their spending habits if issuers stopped offering rewards, according to a new report.

The agency urged anyone with Blue Bell products to throw them away or return them to the store, even if partially eaten.

The World Bank cut its global growth outlook for this year and urged countries to "fasten their seat belts" as they adjust to lower commodity prices and a looming rise in U.S. interest rates.

At a Clinton Foundation event in Colorado, the agriculture secretary and former president shared a laugh about weed's value as a cash crop.

Human Rights Watch has found several thousand child laborers working in gold mines in Ghana, one of the world's largest producers.

The Tripartite Free Trade Area will cover 26 African countries, ranging from the northernmost to the southernmost, and the richest to the poorest.

PBOC economists were cautiously optimistic on the outlook.

Standard & Poor's downgraded several U.K. and German banks, saying it considers government support for these banks to be uncertain.

“There were questionable [or even implausible] results presented in the lake water-quality data reported,” an independent review of the study stated.