ECONOMY & MARKETS

Amid international sanctions, dropping oil prices, a conflict in Ukraine and deepening involvement in Syria's ongoing civil war, joblessness in Russia is soaring.

The move was expected but marks a blow to the company's longtime Puget Sound manufacturing base.

U.S. stocks were trading in the red Wednesday, taking cues from disappointing Chinese economic manufacturing data.

Middle-income spenders are trying to put more money into savings rather than spending it on holiday shopping, trend watchers say.

While European markets appeared on the mend, U.S. stock futures pointed to a strong opening after Tuesday's fall.

As China's president meets with American corporate leaders, U.S. investors are hoping for China to move forward with liberalizing measures.

In his first speech on his U.S. visit, Xi Jinping defended China's crackdown on graft, the intervention in stock markets to prevent "panic," and pledged a more open economy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will be speaking at a dinner of 800 Chinese and U.S. business and government leaders.

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein announced Tuesday that he has cancer, illustrating a shift in the debate over whether details of a chief exec's health are public or private.

Full-time sports mascots with well-known brands can get six-figure salaries, but independent contractors like Ragnar the Viking are typically paid far less.

President Xi Jinping will visit Boeing and Microsoft, and seek to reassure investors about China's economy -- amid political tensions between his country and the U.S.

Business systems analysts, security officers and sales consultants saw the biggest pay increases this year, according to a report.

Monday’s gains were canceled as skittish investors saw mining and automotive stocks plunge in Europe.

As China’s President Xi Jinping begins his first state visit to the U.S., observers see a previously poised leader under new pressure.

U.S. stocks recovered some of last week’s losses, but drugmakers felt Hillary Clinton’s Twitter wrath.

As thousands of refugees land on the Greek island, the new arrivals sometimes face resentment from locals.

Hispanics, millennials and seniors are among those facing burdens in the coming decade, says a study by Harvard and Enterprise Community Partners.

Market volatility is usually a treat for Wall Street. So why are executives like Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan bemoaning weak trading-desk revenues?

Artists including Charlie Puth, the Six60 and Nico & Vinz will have brand-sponsored riffs in their songs next year — bringing a whole new meaning to the term "sell out."

Wall Street expects the earliest possible time for a U.S. rate rise will be December or early 2016.

The 4-cylinder turbo diesel engine is most commonly found in Volkswagen's Golf, Jetta, Passat and Beetle.

The blaze had spread to 1,200 acres since beginning Saturday, and residents of Jamesburg were advised to evacuate.

CEO Martin Winterkorn said Sunday that he was "deeply sorry" about the practice of reporting false emissions data for some of the automaker's vehicles.

From circling the Kaaba to Hajj selfies, here's what the pilgrimage to Mecca looks like.

U.S. President Barack Obama called for an end to income inequality and panned the media for their handling of the issue of police violence.

CEOs of American companies are seeking progress on an agreement that would allow U.S. firms to invest more in China.

Thirteen of 17 Fed members last week said they still expect to hike rates this year.

A loophole in a 2014 appropriations measure allows donors to give 10 times more to top Republican and Democratic committees in 2016 than they could in 2012.

San Francisco Fed President John Williams declined to specify whether he sees October or December as the appropriate time to go.