ECONOMY & MARKETS

Trade unions, environmental organizations and consumer-rights groups all demonstrated against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

"The lawyers are working right now to finalize the text and to prepare it for release," U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman says in the wake of a related release by WikiLeaks.

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The pilot program will be expanded to include Shanghai, Chongqing and Beijing, as well as six other provinces and municipalities, according to the People's Bank of China.

Two women known only as Jane Doe 1 and 2 have filed a lawsuit against ride-hailing service Uber over sexual assault.

The dense, highly technical intellectual property provision is bad news for Internet groups. But Big Pharma and Tech love it.

Morgan Stanley is the latest U.S. bank facing pressure from environmental groups to limit its financing for coal mining and power plants.

Several projects, worth a total of about $45 billion, have reportedly been held up by funding bottlenecks and poor planning by local governments and agencies.

Shanghai's granting of a license to Uber's local rival Didi Kuaidi could open the floodgates for a shake-up of China's taxi market, experts say.

The haze is a product of the annual burning of forests by Indonesia to make way for palm-oil tree and paper plantations.

The new data provides a positive contrast with the most recent Labor Department employment report, which showed a slowdown in hiring.

Why does Hillary Clinton now oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Perhaps because it is loathed by unions, whose get-out-the-vote operations can swing primary elections.

Plagued with problems almost since day one, the "ultimate fighter jet" will sling lethal, unmanned drones at enemy targets.

News hit investors Thursday that Credit Suisse was seeking extra risk-absorbing capital, a day after Deutsche Bank announced massive writedowns.

The country's smartphone boom is bringing millions to the Internet in cities and towns. Can the country connect the next billion, who largely live in villages?

The Texas city has become the latest local governmental entity to sue the German auto-maker over software trickery that faked road-test emissions for millions of diesel cars.

Scientists warned Thursday that climate change and weather patterns could cause another global coral bleaching with huge negative consequences.

Company leaders attributed the forecast to “relatively low recognition” of Uniqlo's brand in the U.S. and continuous losses at its American stores.

The Canadian Department of Defense said hacking a truck is a concern because driver safety is at risk.

Chinese stocks rebounded, taking heart from the slowing pace of the fall in reserves, as investors returned to the markets after a week-long break.

Southeast Asia's largest economy is struggling as demand for commodities is damped by China's slowdown.

As the 2016 Summer Games draw near, organizers in cash-strapped Brazil look for balance between controlling costs and meeting global expectations.

Yale's reported investment return was 11.5 percent, and its endowment was valued at $25.6 billion. Meanwhile, Harvard's endowment, with a 5.8 percent gain, reached a high of $37.6 billion.

Major purchasers of U.S. Treasurys are now selling the bonds to raise money amid a global slowdown.

"The main focus of the [European Union] is on getting member states to keep older workers longer on the labor market."

Despite an economic slowdown, Chinese tourism continues to grow -- as do frustrations for travelers.

The move, which was widely expected, came amid growing signs of recession in the Japanese economy and continuing worries over deflation.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering new rules so customers can get their day in court over credit cards and checking accounts.

The agency’s next review of Ukraine is scheduled to occur after the implementation of the exchange offer, which is expected to be completed by Oct. 27.