ECONOMY & MARKETS

This will be the first U.S. cabinet-level visit to India since the Narendra Modi-led BJP government won the Indian elections in May.

Some cities have recovered strongly since the Great Recession, but others haven't been so lucky.

Tesla will reveal more details this week about its battery factory.

The U.S. has been accused of “political greenwashing” and its energy policies blamed for an increase in global emissions.

Tougher sanctions against Russia are necessary, no matter their effect on the economy, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says.

The largest meat processor in the U.S. denies that the move is related to its recent acquisition of Hillshire Brands.

Mostly from Central America, more than 57,000 children have been caught attempting to cross the U.S. border illegally since last October.

Slower warming in the Pacific Ocean this summer is delaying and weakening a 2014 El Niño event.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is attempting to woo economic leaders in the region, fresh on the heels of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has demanded legislation to limit corporate tax inversions be implemented retroactively from May.

Drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin and population growth are driving groundwater levels to historic lows, a new study says.

Although U.S. manufacturing jobs account for only about 8 percent of the American labor market, the sector is a major bellwether for the economy.

A newly released study shows which cities have the highest percentage of millionaires.

The signs of increased business investment bode well for stronger economic growth in the second half of the year.

Argentina default seen as imminent, NML says.

Based on the index, the Ukrainian Hryvnia was the most under-valued and the Norwegian Krone was the most over-valued currency.

Diplomats from the 160 WTO member countries were supposed to rubber stamp a deal on "trade facilitation."

The IMF warned that richer nations in particular faced the risk of economic stagnation unless they took steps to foster sustainable growth.

"The issues separating the parties remain unresolved at this time. The time for the Republic to avoid default (July 30) is short," mediator Daniel Pollack said.

The Ebola virus may have reached Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.

China's factories received more new orders in July than economists expected.

But all that extra gasoline and diesel won't lower the price you pay because much of it is being sold overseas.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the fewest since February 2006.

Sales of new homes rose by nearly 20 percent in May.

It was the highest reading since January 2013, but some analysts say the recovery appears patchy, and more stimulus may be needed.

A White House proposal says foreign-made wares should count as domestic manufacturing. Is it a ploy to juke the job stats?

The latest numbers suggests a modest and sustainable pace of economic expansion that should see continued job growth.

Russia's increasing engagement with China does not mean Moscow can look east to avoid the pain of sanctions from the West.

Still trying to emerge from the past, Myanmar’s economy is at a crucial juncture.