ECONOMY & MARKETS

The $40.5 billion deal is the latest in a string of mergers and acquisitions prompted by stiffer competition in the drug business.

After a one-month shutdown, the Greek stock exchange might reopen on Tuesday, official sources said on Sunday.

Members of Greece's Syriza party wanted to raid central bank reserves and hack taxpayer accounts to prepare a return to the drachma, reports show.

The longer it takes, the more critical the banks' condition becomes as a 420 euro ($460) weekly limit on cash withdrawals chokes the economy and borrowers' ability to repay loans.

Low crude-oil prices have put the brakes on a number of building projects in Alaska, but, thanks to its new budget, the state may finally get a road to its capital.

Denver advocates aim to make marijuana mainstream by allowing limited social use in bars and clubs, but should marijuana and alcohol really be mixed?

The results of a strike-authorization vote means about 39,000 employees in Verizon's East Coast wireline operations could walk off the job come Aug. 1.

The paper said Hufeld added that all the other allegations against Jain and the bank are still being evaluated by the watchdog.

U.S. President Barack Obama highlighted his effort to assist in the electrification of rural Africa to help drive its economic development.

If the country can’t protect its spies, what right does it have to send them abroad?

Malaysia last month circulated a draft resolution to form the tribunal. Russia last week proposed a rival text that demands justice for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, but does not establish a tribunal.

A lack of opportunities in Africa must be addressed at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya to spur the development of entrepreneurship on the continent.

Rising sea levels, intense flooding and more severe storms threaten to weaken the value of private investors' holdings, the Economist Intelligence Unit says.

In a speech Friday in New York, the Democratic presidential candidate is expected to call on Wall Street to be more focused on the future.

U.S. stocks were following Asia and Europe into the red on Friday.

The Troika are planning talks on a third bailout in Athens — but what about those people left behind?

Steel and concrete producers aren't thrilled, but some architectural firms and the federal government support building wooden high-rise buildings.

Starbucks saw a 7 percent jump in quarterly sales this period, which was driven by a 4 percent increase in customer visits.

In a move limited to the fast-food industry, New York will soon become the first state to approve a minimum wage of $15 an hour.

South Korea's economy grew 0.3 percent in the last three months compared to 0.8 percent in the first three months of the year, recording a six-year low.

Striking California truck drivers say their status as independent contractors deprives them of benefits and fair pay.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has delivered billions of dollars to Americans. Will Congress make its job harder?

The ongoing rise in American equities owes mainly to companies repurchasing their own shares, Deutsche Bank's Binky Chadha writes.

China's regulator says it will continue with measures to "restore investor confidence," as authorities defend massive intervention in the market.

Jingyu Toy Products manufactures toys for big-name toy companies like Hasbro, Mattel and Takara Tomy.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has until Wednesday night to get the measures adopted in the assembly.

The ACLU wants Obama to prevent federal employers from seeking information about job applicants' criminal backgrounds.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and his congressional allies are preparing to unveil the most ambitious federal minimum wage hike to date.

An expansive black market for cheese and other imported food products, complete with signals and back room haggling now exists in Russia.