ECONOMY & MARKETS

Amid a fresh debate, an analysis of payday loan borrowers highlights default rates.

The country's bailout crisis is creeping back into the spotlight. It could face bankruptcy in just a few weeks.

Convention business and tourism will likely suffer after the adoption of the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act last week.

A deal would bring more patients and prescriptions to UnitedHealth, possibly boosting its ability to negotiate drug prices with pharma firms.

Thousands of acres of illegal weed could become “catastrophic” for California’s wildlife, a new study warns.

A proposed minimum wage hike is a key casualty of state budget negotiations.

Much of the focus this week will be on the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for March and the Greek debt negotiations.

McDonald's should be held accountable for alleged labor violations at franchise locations, labor leaders say.

Chinese stocks surged to seven-year highs, helped by Beijing's unveiling of an ambitious plan to build a modern Silk Road.

Xi Jinping announced China's aim to create a trade route stretching across Asia -- a $40 billion project.

The retailer will close 66 of its Future Shop brand stores in Canada and convert 65 of them to Best Buy brand stores.

Like the U.K., Switzerland and other European countries, Russia has announced it intends to join the bank.

Even when they've got the skills, discrimination leaves black job candidates unemployed or underemployed.

The downward revision comes after economic growth smashed expectations in the third quarter after GDP grew 5 percent.

President Obama, the CFPB chief and the Virginia State Attorney General have joined forces against debt traps and high-cost loan products.

The winner of Nigeria’s presidential race faces an economic outlook that isn’t bright — and neither candidate is outlining a solution.

The bill is expected to pass in the House but still faces opposition in the Senate.

The reforms are a sensitive issue for Alexis Tsipras's left-wing government, which came to power in January pledging to end austerity.

Nearly all Fed officials expect the Fed to raise rates sometime this year, but exactly when is a subject of debate.

China is cracking down on financial incentives offered by provincial governments to attract investment, amid an economic slowdown.

The CFPB unveiled a plan to make high-cost personal loans more affordable.

Jakarta is treading lightly when it comes to the South China Sea dispute so as to not jeopardize relations with Beijing.

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau preps payday lending regulations, a new report argues car title loans are just as bad.

Criminal justice reformers want President Obama to "ban the box" for federal employers and contractors.

State legislators are about to hold their first hearing on legislation that would introduce sweeping changes in collective bargaining in the public sector. Critics call it the “union armageddon” bill.

After spending months away from home, Nigerians fleeing Boko Haram are getting entrepreneurial.

Greece has received two bailouts worth $262 billion since 2010 but its economy has shrunk, partly due to austerity measures imposed by lenders.

Each of these 11 drugs is expected to rake in more than $1 billion in sales by 2019 and debuts on the market this year.

Legislators respond to employers' growing use of payroll cards -- with hidden costs -- to pay wages.