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There are a few reasons to question Greenpeace's environmental agenda.

Three top Canadian officials on a recent trip to New York City pressured the Obama administration on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.

"DOJ may not have the evidence to try this as a fraud case," U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn said.

Vice President Biden said the U.S. should use this opportunity to transition to energy independence and also renewable energy.

Even as millennials look for a first job, a new report makes it clear that their financial struggles are likely to be lifelong.

“Cantor has been a key connection between big business and House Republicans, while his opponent campaigned against ‘crony capitalism.’”

The governor is set to sign a rollback of Ohio's renewable energy and energy efficiency mandates ahead of the Saturday deadline.

Brazil gets to the kickoff as possibly the least-prepared nation in World Cup history. And in two years, it will host the Olympics.

Employers are posting “Help Wanted” ads at rates not seen since before the Great Recession, but filling those jobs is another story.

The World Bank reduced its forecast for global economic growth to 2.8 percent this year, down from a January projection of 3.2 percent.

Robert Blackwill, a former U.S. ambassador to India, called the decision to deny Modi a U.S. visa "a serious mistake."

In comparison, unemployment across the euro zone was 11.7 percent in the three months to April, according to Eurostat.

The forecasts assume tensions in Ukraine will persist this year but won't worsen.

America’s older job-seekers combat persistent age discrimination and the stigma of long-term unemployment by pruning their work histories.

Private wealth ballooned globally in 2013, and flowed ever more toward the top, a report finds.

In a recent labor deal, Ford announces its plan to make German car factory more affordable.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that BP must keep making payments for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill while it appeals a 2012 settlement.

A Japanese official, in New York to share the new strategic energy plan, did not offer comments on if and when the nation's 48 idled nuclear reactors might come online again.

The app lets users pinpoint factories that are emitting excessive pollution, in an effort to pressure authorities and companies for cleaner air.

Harsh economic controls have sparked massive product shortages in Venezuela, while boosting cross-border smuggling.

The president also urged Republicans to support legislation that would give debtors more muscle against lenders.

A high-speed railway will offer access to the restive province at unprecedented speeds, and may foster economic development.

U.S. student loans outstanding recently broke a trillion dollars and is impeding economic activity of recent college grads.

The US State Department on Friday said that oil-carrying rail cars could lead to more deaths than previously expected if the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is not built.

Seychelles, an island nation with a population smaller than Davenport, Iowa, has become a haven for international corruption and money laundering.

The IMF also declared that Britain will be the fastest growing Western economy in 2014.

China has been trying to assert claim to most of the South China Sea.

Fifty-nine percent of those polled by Gallup said the standard of living is improving.

Egypt’s economy is predicted to grow at the rate of 3.2 percent for the next fiscal year, while unemployment rates soar.