ECONOMY & MARKETS

The president is pushing to expand the number of workers who would qualify for overtime pay. The usual sides converge.

Their spending power is increasing, saving its economy from the damages caused by falling commodity prices.

“Credit defaults will definitely happen. It’s just a matter of timing, scale, and how big the impact is,” a bank regulator says.

If General Electric can help oil companies process oil at the seabed floor, it could earn millions and win fresh business in a competitive industry.

The reason a large U.S. bank made a large loan to a troubled Mexican company could go beyond simple negligence.

What's more, Russia's dependence on crude sales may make it leery of further moves in Ukraine, U.S. officials hope.

U.S. markets seem to be taking cues from their Asian and European counterparts, where concerns about China's growth weighed on sentiment.

How did Brazil's economy fare during Dilma Rousseff's first term as president? Not very well, according to an economics firm.

In a weak and still recovering global economy, Thailand can't count on external factors to rescue its economy.

The monthly decrease was attributed to a fall in production of consumer durables and energy.

What is driving Indonesia’s recent financial market rally? Recovering economic fundamentals or wishful thinking?

The company’s ambitious ongoing agenda includes tapping into a $90 billion global tea market.

A 76-year-old labor law says disabled people can be paid less than non-disabled people in some circumstances.

China's banking sector is ripe for a shake-up, as a number of private companies have been granted permission to set up private-funded banks.

The 2015 budget has forced the Air Force to cut heavily from the Air National Guard, which will see predator drones cut from fleet.

Up to half of China’s warehoused copper may be used in informal financing deals as collateral.

Some banks like HSBC are trying to trim their retail-brokerage arms as competition is heating up in an already tough market.

Tuesday seems set for a slow start amid a lack of fresh economic data and a tapering off of the earnings season.

While there was a decline in production growth on a monthly basis, data showed that year-on-year growth had picked up pace.

Could online investment platform growth chip away at state-controlled banks’ effective monopoly over China’s vast pool of savings?

Tax evasion is a major problem for the cash-strapped Burmese government.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a Moroccan business organization have signed a memorandum to make their economic connection stronger.

Further, while quarterly GDP growth was in line with expectations, annual GDP slipped more than expected.

The BoJ cited developments in emerging markets and the pace of recovery in the U.S. and EU economies as potential risks to its outlook.

The numbers are impressive, but aren't necessarily indicative of how much Colorado will yield in the long run.

With China's rising wages and Thailand's political instability, Japanese companies are shifting production to Vietnam.

China’s top leaders are emphasizing the need to adopt differentiated property market regulations rather than a “one-fit-for-all” policy.

Indian-Americans have reached an influential position in American medicine, academia, corporations and especially the high-tech sector.

Underdeveloped transport and logistics infrastructure may prevent U.S. natural gas from becoming a global natural resource in the near future.