ECONOMY & MARKETS

Many urban areas are seeing a growing white population for the first time in years.

A senior official of the country's state-run oil firm told the Wall Street Journal that oil exports are likely to increase by 500,000 barrels a day by late November or early December.

In announcing a historic redlining settlement Thursday, government officials said more companies are under investigation for discriminatory lending.

Amid political fury over the high cost of prescription drugs, there’s one controversial solution that no candidate has proposed –- price controls.

Critics say lax regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency made it easier for Volkswagen to game the system.

Forty-one percent of Americans in a recent survey say they want a wall on the northern border, as the Republican candidate once proposed.

The pharmaceutical company will provide 15 drugs at a cost of $1 per treatment, per month, in low-income countries.

Meanwhile, new U.S. Department of Commerce data showed a decline in demand for durable goods last month.

Nearly 11 million cars have been affected by the misleading software, causing uproar among Volkswagen owners and environmental protection agencies alike.

Costly changes in transportation and sanitation schedules and security measures offset financial benefits, making it tough to gauge the true cost.

Oslo's Norges Bank slashed its deposit rate by 25 basis points, citing a fall in investments triggered by a decline in oil prices.

Worries that an eventual tightening in U.S. monetary policy and slower growth in China could knock the global economy have scared off investors, particularly those invested in stocks and commodities.

Being accused of flouting environmental regulations and then lying about it isn't great for business, it turns out.

Refugees are landing by the thousands on the Greek island, and local volunteers are saving scores from certain death.

The retail giant says its million-plus workers don't want $15 an hour or 40-hour weeks. The truth is more complicated.

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.