ECONOMY & MARKETS

June numbers from the central bank are the latest sign that Latin America's largest economy is slipping into recession.

The man behind the $50 billion project designed to revitalize Nicaragua's economy remains a mystery.

A century after the Panama Canal opened, a potential rival emerges. But it's far from certain the Nicaragua Canal will work, or even exist.

Gasoline prices dropped and employment rose, but consumers aren't cheering yet.

"There are no signs that inflationary pressures are building."

The Panama Canal, which opened 100 years ago, shortened shipping times dramatically and transformed global trade routes forever.

Though the euro area economy flatlined in the second quarter, forecasts point to growth in coming quarters.

The latest debt data from the Fed confirms a trend similar to the subprime mortgage market in 2008 that triggered the financial crisis.

Though Britain's economy is growing faster than other nations', you wouldn't know it from Brits' paychecks.

With the least amount of concern since the 2008 recession, Americans are now turning their attention away from the country's economic woes.

U.S. consumer spending rebounded in the spring after a brutal winter slowed shopping. Now it's flatlining.

Venezuela's dirt-cheap gas is economically unsustainable, but many Venezuelans consider it a birthright.

Japan's economy shrank by 6.8 percent in the June quarter, following a drastic hike in consumption tax in April to 8 percent from 5 percent.

Data show that more money left Russian stocks and bonds in mid-July than at any other time in the last six months.

New data shows auction houses are unwittingly contributing to a growing illegal market for ivory.

A recent analysis by the U.S. Conference of Mayors finds that jobs being created pay much less than the jobs added.

The number of Americans quitting their jobs to find a better one fell during the recession and has yet to recover completely — until now.

Late last month, India torpedoed a deal to simplify, standardize and streamline the rules for shipping goods across borders.

The price of crude oil is still trading under $100 per barrel despite the US bombing of Iraq.

Is student loan debt keeping millennials from buying homes?

Meteorologists fear another arctic blast this fall, which could take the economy on a dive like we saw earlier this year.

American officials debating the continued necessity of the 80-year-old Ex-Im Bank have brought Africa into the discussion.

McConnell virtually silent on the issue as Democrats ramp up rhetoric for mid-term elections.

Last year's Cover Oregon fiasco kept the Oregon health insurance exchange offline and led to paper filing.

China rejected Secretary of State John Kerry's call for a moratorium on provocative actions and denied any tensions in the disputed territory.

By 2050, there will be 9 billion people on Earth, with the vast majority residing in dense urban areas. But how will we feed them all?

The region is believed to hold nearly 13 percent of the world’s undiscovered oil deposits and 30 percent of its hidden natural gas reserves.

Washington is following Colorado's model of taxing marijuana in two ways, via excise taxes and sales taxes.

American planes have dropped supplies for an Iraqi religious minority that's trapped in the mountains by the terrorist group ISIS.