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A trade official involved with the trade talks said a deal would be very unlikely because of a stand-off between South Korea and China.

Transparency? Wall Street supporters stall a Freedom of Information Act provision, keeping financial firms' documents under wraps.

The company's theme parks have seen attendance decline, its stock price has plunged and its treatment of animals has come under scrutiny.

A shutdown showdown between liberal lawmakers and a banking behemoth splinters an old friendship.

Plunging oil prices may serve as a headwind for the global economy, but many say it's a tailwind for the U.S. as gas prices continue to fall.

The benchmark for U.S. crude oil prices tumbled below $60 a barrel Thursday, a psychologically important level.

Wall Street bets big that the company can do for lending what Uber and Airbnb have done in their respective industries.

The recent drop in gasoline prices, coupled with Thanksgiving weekend sales, helped U.S. consumers pick up retail spending last month.

A massive pension fund run by Wall Street fuels the debate in Congress over cuts to retiree benefits.

The regulator is investigating if Deutsche Bank and Barclays used algorithms on their trading platforms to manipulate foreign exchange rates.

Economists polled by Reuters had expected the index, which measures surveyors' view of price trends, to drop less sharply.

Bank lending is a crucial part of China's monetary policy as the government tells commercial banks how much to lend and when to lend each year.

The state-run lenders are estimated to need as much as $60 billion in capital over the next four years.

The Dow tumbled more than 260 points Wednesday due to "jitters" in the U.S. stock market as concerns grow about a lackluster global economy.

Think Airbnb, except for ordinary people who need to borrow some money or people with some extra money to lend.

Democratic lawmakers decry financial deregulations tucked into last-minute spending bill. Will they block it?

Morgan Stanley agreed to pay a $4 million fine to the SEC for violating a market access rule after a rogue trader engaged in fraudulent trading of Apple shares.

The Dow tumbled after OPEC slashed its forecast for 2015 production by 300,000 barrels per day to 28.9 million barrels.

The British Chambers of Commerce trimmed its forecasts for economic growth in 2014 and the coming years.

The Irish government will accept a motion to be proposed by the opposition Tuesday calling on parliament to recognize Palestine as a state, echoing similar recent symbolic decisions in other European Union countries.

The U.S. dollar hit a seven-year high against the Japanese yen on Monday. Why would a stronger dollar be bad for the U.S. economy?

The U.S. luxury sector is quietly booming as wealthy shoppers cash in on stock market highs.

CIA offices were told to “think big” when asking headquarters for money.

The Dow dropped more than 200 points in morning trading Tuesday after oil prices continued to hover around five-year lows.

Brent crude for January delivery hit an intraday low of $65.33 on Tuesday, its lowest since September 2009.

Abenomics, a three-pronged effort to expand Japan’s economy through monetary, fiscal and structural policies, hasn't been effective.

The Dow and S&P 500 dropped Monday as the energy sector tumbled after Morgan Stanley slashed its forecast for Brent crude.

A lawsuit filed on Monday seeks more than $190 million in taxes, penalties and interest, according to a U.S. attorney in Manhattan.

A $46.5 million investment in Vox Media last week served as a reminder of the challenges of online measurement.