ECONOMY & MARKETS

The United States has said that there are no guarantees that a deal will be secured by a June 30 deadline.

The central bank kept interest rates at historic lows after the U.S. economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter.

Camden Yards was built to drive economic growth at Baltimore's Inner Harbor area, but Wednesday afternoon it was completely empty.

The U.S. economy grew slower than expected in the first three months of 2015, due to harsh winter weather, a strong dollar and a slowdown in shipping.

Cheaper imports may also push domestic manufacturers to improve their quality, and reduce pressure on Hong Kong.

Blacks, youth and working-class people are all more likely to view unions favorably.

The nation's largest labor federation wants presidential candidates to support a hike in the minimum wage.

Gross domestic product grew by 0.3 percent in the January-March period, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.

China's central bank is reportedly planning to implement its own version of quantitative easing, in the form of "pledged supplementary lending."

Russia's economy is projected to shrink up to 5 percent this year, the biggest decline since President Vladimir Putin came to power.

Earthquakes kill more people than all other natural hazards combined. Experts say despite scientific advances, the death toll will grow.

What are the chances that a temblor like the one that hit Nepal could strike near you?

Most of the nation's 75,200 port truckers are classified as independent contractors -- not employees.

Reconstruction work in the impoverished Asian nation could account for nearly 20 percent of its GDP.

The ratings agency said that the country had not done enough to reassure investors that it was addressing fiscal stability goals.

Here’s how to donate to the earthquake relief effort in Nepal.

Shut out of international markets and locked in talks with its EU and IMF creditors over its proposed reform-for-cash deal, Greece risks running out of cash within weeks.

Among the thousands killed, it has been confirmed that at least three Americans are also dead after the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday.

Ethiopia anticipates $1.5 billion in foreign direct investment this year as its economy continues to show strength.

The game of chicken between Greece and its international creditors is turning into a vicious blame game as Athens lurches closer to bankruptcy.

Two U.S. senators are calling on the president to declassify details of the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

Recent easing -- and the halving of crude-oil prices, supposedly a windfall for consumers -- have not changed the global outlook all that much.

“If you look at the exterior styling and interior craftsmanship ... you can’t tell if something is a foreign product or a local brand,” one industry expert says.

After being isolated in debt talks, Greece's Yanis Varoufakis has been getting the cold shoulder at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers.

Marijuana still isn't legal in Texas, but that hasn't stopped ambitious entrepreneurs.

The tiny Hyatt Ball Co. is contesting a six-figure fine from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for health and safety violations.

Colorado's pot prices -- influenced by rising demand and black markets -- are likely to decline in 2015, analysts say.

A paper published Friday in the journal Science found about 7 million acres of land was lost to oil and gas activities between 2000 and 2012.

Participants at this week's Marijuana Investors Summit in Denver say that for the weed industry to really blossom, it needs both capital investment and legal reform.